Research Article

Bayesian Shared Frailty Models for Time to First Birth of Married Women in Ethiopia: Using EDHS 2016

Table 3

Comparison of survival time for time to first birth among married women in Ethiopia (EDHS 2016).

VariablesCategoriesEver given birth by married women
Censored no. (%)Event no. (%)Log-rank test value

Amhara290 (13.4%)711 (10.7%)508.74≤0.001
Oromia261 (12.1%)962 (14.5%)
Somali150 (7.0%)752 (11.3%)
Benishangul183 (8.5%)550 (8.3%)
SNNPR267 (12.4%)867 (13.0%)
Gambela159 (7.4%)480 (7.2%)
Harari128 (5.9%)382 (5.7%)
Addis Ababa231 (10.7%)323 (4.9%)
Dire Dawa169 (7.8%)340 (5.1%)

Place of residenceUrban746 (34.6%)1331 (20.0%)549.66≤0.001
Rural1412 (65.4%)5321 (80.0%)

Respondent’s educational levelNo education1338 (62.0%)4079 (61.3%)335.38≤0.001
Primary524 (24.3%)1767 (26.6%)
Secondary or above296 (13.7%)806 (12.1%)

Wealth indexPoor700 (32.4%)3359 (50.5%)396.71≤0.001
Middle287 (13.3%)962 (14.5%)
Rich1171 (54.3%)2331 (35.0%)

Husband/partner’s education levelNo education1020 (47.3%)3130 (47.1%)242.1≤0.001
Primary603 (27.9%)2158 (32.4%)
Secondary or above535 (24.8%)1364 (20.5%)

Respondent currently workingNo1233 (57.1%)4770 (71.7%)107.66≤0.001
Yes925 (42.9%)1882 (28.3%)

Contraceptive useNo997 (46.2%)3354 (50.4%)16.78≤0.001
Yes1161 (53.8%)3298 (49.6%)

Age at the first marriageLess than 181443 (66.9%)4070 (61.2%)2695.2≤0.001
18-34707 (32.8%)2575 (38.7%)
Greater than 348 (0.4%)7 (0.1%)

Household headMale1716 (79.5%)5444 (81.8%)39.6≤0.001
Female442 (20.5%)1208 (18.2%)


Media accessNo1349 (62.5%)4931 (74.1%)296.7≤0.001
Yes809 (37.5%)1721 (25.9%)