A Mixed Level Analysis to Investigate the Factors Associated with Teenage Pregnancy in Bangladesh

Authors

  • Most Fatima Tuz Zahura Department of Statistics, University of Dhaka, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
  • Suparna Paul Department of Statistics, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
  • Shahnaz Nilima Department of Statistics, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
  • Halima Akter Department of Statistics, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/dujs.v73i1.81280

Keywords:

Teenage pregnancy, Cluster, Random effect, Frailty

Abstract

This study aims to identify the potential determinants associated with teenage pregnancy in Bangladesh utilizing the Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS), 2017-18 clustered dataset. Random frailty term has been taken into account with the survival regression model to analyze the clustered data sets. Findings of this study have identified division, education of women and their partners, religion, working status, women’s autonomy, and spousal age difference to be potential factors affecting women to experience pregnancy during adolescence age.

Dhaka Univ. J. Sci. 73(1): 13-18, 2025 (January)   

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Published

2025-04-30

How to Cite

Zahura, M. F. T., Paul, S., Nilima, S., & Akter, H. (2025). A Mixed Level Analysis to Investigate the Factors Associated with Teenage Pregnancy in Bangladesh. Dhaka University Journal of Science, 73(1), 13–18. https://doi.org/10.3329/dujs.v73i1.81280

Issue

Vol. 73 No. 1 (2025)

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