Examining internal migration effects on short versus long interbirth intervals in Cotonou, Benin Republic.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:The literature on migration-fertility relationship uses various measures of fertility, such as fertility rates, actual fertility and family size preferences. This study introduces a different measure-interbirth intervals over women's reproductive years-to examine how internal migration is associated with short interbirth intervals (less than 24 months) and long interbirth intervals (greater than 60 months) in Cotonou, the largest city of Benin Republic. METHODS:The paper uses primary data on 2852 live births to 1659 women aged 15-49 years from the 2018 Fertility and Migration Survey in Cotonou. Competing-risks models were fitted for the analysis. RESULTS:Nineteen percent of live births were of short interbirth intervals and 16% were of long interbirth intervals. The prevalence o

SUBMITTER: Banougnin BH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6813098 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature