THE INFLUENCE OF SOCIAL STATUS OF WOMEN ON BIRTH INTERVAL IN INDONESIA
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The median of birth interval in Indonesia is quite high which is 43,7 months. This figure can be classified as an ideal birth interval. However, the percentage point of the number of ideal birth interval only increases slowly (0,06 % annually). The findings of previous studies revealed that women’s status affected birth interval. Thus, the current research aims to identify the influence of women’s status on birth interval in Indonesia context. The data employed in this study is taken from the 2007 Indonesia Demographic and Health Survey. The number of sample used is 32.985 ever married women. The multinomial logistic regression is chosen for analysing the data since the dependent variables (birth interval) are categorical. The results of this study shows that educational level, wealth index and the involvement of women in decision making related to the health services acquirement influences birth interval.
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