Ethiopian Maternal Age at First Birth Survey Data from 2019

Ethiopian data on maternal age at first birth (AFB) drawn from 5,839 women included in the 2019 Ethiopia Mini Demographic and Health Survey. The dataset was created by Adimias Wendimagegn Agegnehu and last updated on April 13, 2026. It contains an average AFB of 18.7 years with analysis of regional, religious, and residential determinants.

Use Cases

• Modeling determinants of maternal age at first birth based on regional, religious, and residential covariates.
• Analyzing disparities in reproductive health outcomes across Ethiopian regions.
• Comparing statistical models (GLM, GLMM, Gamma regression) on demographic survey data.
• Investigating the relationship between rural residence and earlier childbearing timing.

Strengths

• Data sourced from a national survey (Mini EDHS 2019) with 5,839 women respondents.
• Analysis includes specific percentage differences in AFB across regions and religions (e.g., 4% increase for Orthodox vs. Muslim).
• Dataset is licensed under CC-BY-4.0, allowing for open reuse and modification.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is limited to women who had already given birth by the 2019 survey, which may not represent the entire population.

Provenance

Source

2019 Ethiopia Mini Demographic and Health Survey (Mini EDHS 2019).

Collection Method

Survey data analyzed using Generalized Linear Models (GLM), Generalized Linear Mixed Models (GLMM), and Gamma regression.

Time Range

Survey conducted in 2019.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-13 17:32:26; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Ethiopia, with regional breakdowns including Amhara, Oromia, SNNPR, Addis Ababa, etc.