Affecting Socio-Demographic Factors on Children Ever Born for Women Who Have Experienced Domestic Violence and Women Who Have Not Experienced Domestic Violence in Bangladesh

Abstract

Th is study assesses the contribution of socio-economic and demographic variables on children ever born (CEB) for wo men who have experienced do mestic vio lence and wo men who have not experienced do mestic v iolence by applying mu ltip le classification analysis (MCA). The shrinkage coefficient ( λ ) is employed for goodness of fit of the model. For this, Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS) 2007 data is used in this study. This study contains 10,146 currently married wo men out of 10,996 ever-married wo men. Findings reveal that respondent's education, age at marriage and wealth index has a negative significant effect on CEB and these are the first, second and third strongest influential factors for explaining the variab ility of CEB included all other variables for both wo men who have experienced domestic vio lence and wo men who have not experienced domestic violence. In this paper, it is recommended that respondent's age at marriage and educational qualification should be raised substantially for abating fertility and domestic vio lence against women in Bangladesh.

Determinants of children ever born among ever-married women in Bangladesh: evidence from the Demographic and Health Survey 2017–2018

“…Age at first marriage and the first birth of women were found to be significant determinants of CEB 5 8 16. The study findings revealed that the women who married at the age of 18 years or later and had their first child after the age of 20 were less likely to have a higher number of CEB, similar results were also found in previous studies 8 16 29 30. In our study, it is observed that urban women were less likely to have more children than women from rural areas of Bangladesh 5 31.…”

“…Naturally, the women who married in their teens (before 18 years) and gave their first birth before 20 years had a significantly higher number of children than others. Age at first marriage and the first birth of women were found to be significant determinants of CEB 5 8 16. The study findings revealed that the women who married at the age of 18 years or later and had their first child after the age of 20 were less likely to have a higher number of CEB, similar results were also found in previous studies 8 16 29 30.…”

“… 5 8 16 The study findings revealed that the women who married at the age of 18 years or later and had their first child after the age of 20 were less likely to have a higher number of CEB, similar results were also found in previous studies. 8 16 29 30 In our study, it is observed that urban women were less likely to have more children than women from rural areas of Bangladesh. 5 31 Notably, urban women were comparatively more concerned about using contraceptive methods whereas in rural areas there is a lack of accessibility of contraceptive methods, and also rural women tend to marry at an early age.…”

“…The women who completed their secondary or higher levels of education were less likely to have more children than others 4 6 7. Also, age at marriage and wealth index of Bangladeshi women both had a significant negative effect on their number of CEB 8. Contraceptive usage among Bangladeshi women also played a more important role in reducing fertility trends than other proximate determinants 9 10.…”

“… 4 6 7 Also, age at marriage and wealth index of Bangladeshi women both had a significant negative effect on their number of CEB. 8 Contraceptive usage among Bangladeshi women also played a more important role in reducing fertility trends than other proximate determinants. 9 10 The key responsible factors for childbearing among women in Bangladesh were their employment status as well as food security.…”