Background Patients who suffer from chronic conditions or diseases are susceptible to
experiencing repeated events of the same type (eg seizures), termed 'recurrent events' …

Background Optimal pregnancy spacing is an important incidence in reproductive women's
health. Short or long pregnancy spacing leads to the greatest health, social and economic …

Background: Total fertility rate (TFR) in Iran decreased from the year 2000 and recently Iran
has experienced fertility rates below replacement level. Birth interval is one of the most …

Introduction: sub-optimal birth spacing is higher in sub-Saharan countries including
Ethiopia. It can affect the economic, political and social aspects of a given country …

Background Birth spacing is crucial for ensuring the health of mothers and their children, as
well as determining population growth. Short birth intervals represent a universal public …

Background Birth spacing, especially the first birth interval (FBI), is a suitable index to
investigate the delayed fertil-ity that results in a low fertility pattern. Non-parametric familiar …

Objectives: One of the features of fertility below replacement level is the increase of the first
birth interval which has occurred at the same time with the rise of women's marriage age in …

The interval between successive pregnancies (birth interval) is one of the main indexes
used to evaluate the health of a mother and her child. This study evaluated birth intervals in …

BACKGROUND: Age at marriage is one of the proximate determinants of fertility. Women
with early age at marriage experiences early motherhood, associated with high fertility, low …

The study examines the interrelationships between birth interval and socioeconomic status
of postmenopausal women in Ekiti state, Nigeria. Specifically, two indicators, employment …