Authors :
Mouhamadou Djima Baranon; Youssouf Bouzir; Daniel Biftu Bekalo; Mohamed Adam Suliman Ishag; Michael Arthur Ofori; Tina Confort Kollie; Amos Kipkorir Langat
Volume/Issue :
Volume 8 - 2023, Issue 7 - July
Google Scholar :
https://bit.ly/3TmGbDi
Scribd :
https://tinyurl.com/5ejymykw
DOI :
https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.8166750
Abstract :
This study focused on premarital fertility in
Benin. It examined, in particular, the factors that
influence this phenomenon based on data from five
Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) conducted in
the country in 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011-2012, and 2017-
2018. Using a Cox model or proportional hazards model,
the study sought to explain the instantaneous risk of
being a mother during a period of celibacy according to
the socio-demographic, socio-cultural, and socio-
economic characteristics of Beninese women. The results
indicate that residing in the departments of Atacora,
Donga, Borgou, or Alibori, having close family ties with
the head of household or having no family ties at all,
having a low level of education (primary or uneducated),
or living in a poor household promotes premarital
procreation. In addition, belonging to the Muslim
religious group less predisposes single women to
procreate (in this status) compared to other groups.
Keywords :
Premarital fertility, unmarried, Cox model.
This study focused on premarital fertility in
Benin. It examined, in particular, the factors that
influence this phenomenon based on data from five
Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) conducted in
the country in 1996, 2001, 2006, 2011-2012, and 2017-
2018. Using a Cox model or proportional hazards model,
the study sought to explain the instantaneous risk of
being a mother during a period of celibacy according to
the socio-demographic, socio-cultural, and socio-
economic characteristics of Beninese women. The results
indicate that residing in the departments of Atacora,
Donga, Borgou, or Alibori, having close family ties with
the head of household or having no family ties at all,
having a low level of education (primary or uneducated),
or living in a poor household promotes premarital
procreation. In addition, belonging to the Muslim
religious group less predisposes single women to
procreate (in this status) compared to other groups.
Keywords :
Premarital fertility, unmarried, Cox model.
