Professor Monica Magadi M.Magadi@hull.ac.uk
Professor of Social Research and Population Health
Professor Monica Magadi M.Magadi@hull.ac.uk
Professor of Social Research and Population Health
Unplanned pregnancies account for a substantial proportion of births in Kenya and can have a variety of negative consequences on individual women, their families, and the society as a whole. This paper examines the correlates of mistimed and unwanted childbearing in Kenya, with special focus on the extent of repetitiveness of these events among women. A multilevel multinomial model is applied to the 1993 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey data. The results show that unplanned childbearing in Kenya is associated with a number of factors, including urban/rural residence, region, ethnicity, maternal education, maternal age, marital status, birth order, length of preceding birth interval, family planning practise, fertility preference and unmet need for family planning. In addition to these factors, women who have experienced an unplanned birth are highly likely to have a repeat occurrence.
Magadi, M. (2003). Unplanned childbearing in Kenya: the socio-demographic correlates and the extent of repeatability among women. Social science & medicine, 56(1), 167-178. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0277-9536%2802%2900018-7
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Online Publication Date | Jan 24, 2002 |
Publication Date | 2003-01 |
Journal | SOCIAL SCIENCE & MEDICINE |
Print ISSN | 0277-9536 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 56 |
Issue | 1 |
Article Number | PII S0277-9536(02)00018-7 |
Pages | 167-178 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/S0277-9536%2802%2900018-7 |
Keywords | Unplanned childbearing; Repeatability of events; Socio-demographic correlates; Multilevel multinomial models; Kenya |
Public URL | https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/417714 |
Publisher URL | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0277953602000187?via%3Dihub |
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