duration and determinants of birth interval among women of child bearing age in southern ethiopia持续时间和育龄妇女生育间隔的决定因素在埃塞俄比亚南部.pdfVIP

Yohannes et al. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth 2011, 11:38 /1471-2393/11/38 RESEARCH ARTICLE Open Access Duration and determinants of birth interval among women of child bearing age in Southern Ethiopia Samuel Yohannes1†, Mekitie Wondafrash2†, Mulumebet Abera2† and Eshetu Girma3* Abstract Background: Longer intervals between consecutive births decrease the number of children a woman can have. This results in beneficial effects on population size and on the health status of mother