| Modern contraceptive use and intention to use: implication for under-five mortality in Ethiopia |
| Authors: |
Fikrewold Bitew, and Samuel H. Nyarko |
| Source: |
Heliyon, 5(8): e02295; DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02295• |
| Topic(s): |
Child health
Childhood mortality
Contraception
Family planning
|
| Country: |
Africa
Ethiopia
|
| Published: |
AUG 2019 |
| Abstract: |
Objective
High under-five mortality has been identified as a major problem in many developing countries including Ethiopia. The main purpose of this study is to examine the effect of modern contraceptive use on under-five mortality in Ethiopia.
Methods
The study draws on data from the 2011 and 2016 Ethiopia Demographic and Health Surveys. The Kaplan-Meier survival function was used to demonstrate the survival probabilities of children while a multivariate analysis using the Cox proportional hazards model was used to estimate the under-five mortality risks for various predictors.
Results
The results show consistently higher survival probabilities for children of mothers who use modern contraceptives for all survival periods. Significant predictors of under-five mortality include modern contraceptive use, tetanus vaccinations, mother's age, child's sex, parity, postnatal checkup, marital status, and source of drinking water.
Conclusion
Modern contraceptive use has a notable implication for the chances of under-five survival in Ethiopia. This underscores the importance of modern contraceptive use in the pursuit of a substantial reduction in under-five mortality in the country.
Keywords
Public health•
Contraceptive use•
Implication•
Under-five mortality•
Ethiopia |
| Web: |
https://www.cell.com/heliyon/fulltext/S2405-8440(19)35955-9 |
|