title: Determinants of fertility in Ethiopia.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The most important elements to determine the rate of population growth is fertility. Fertility is the main element to affect the welfare of mother. The survival of a child can be affected by high fertility and shorter birth intervals.
  
  
  METHODS
  For this study, the linear mixed model was used to determine factors affecting fertility status of women in Ethiopia. The 2011 Ethiopian demographic and health survey data was used for this study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  From the result, materials used for roof, wall and floor were found to have a significant relation to fertility level of women in the last five years. Moreover, family size and births in the last five years were found to have a significant relationship.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Significant variation in fertility level was observed among rural and urban residents of Ethiopia. To reduce the gap of fertility between rural and urban population, it is important to modernize different factors. These factors could be access to education, media, and providing employment opportunities in the modern economic sector. Besides this, it is important to develop and maintain the access of family planning services.
authors.affiliation: School of Mathematics, Statistics and Computer Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, Private Bag X01, Scottsville 3209, South Africa.
authors.forename: Dawit Getnet
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Ayele
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003268:Contraception Behavior; D003710:Demography; D005002:Ethiopia; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility; D006801:Humans; D012424:Rural Population; D012736:Sex Education; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D014505:Urban Population; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: EDHS; LMM; VC; fertility