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DETERMINANTS OF WAITING TIME TO THIRD PREGNANCY USING CENSORED LINEAR REGRESSION

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  12 December 2002

HALIMAH AWANG
HALIMAH AWANG
Affiliation:
Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Malaya
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Abstract

The intervals between pregnancies have important effects on fertility and maternal and infant health outcomes. This study uses linear regression with censored observation to assess the determinants of the waiting time to third pregnancy. The analysis is applied to data from the Second Malaysian Family Life Survey consisting of 1172 women who had their second delivery ending in a live birth. Contraceptive use, age of the woman, duration of breast-feeding, length of previous pregnancy interval and education of the woman all affect the waiting time to third pregnancy significantly.

Type
Regular Articles
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 35 , Issue 1 , January 2003 , pp. 59 - 70
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© 2003 Cambridge University Press

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