Socioeconomic and Proximate Determinants of High Fertility in Timor-Leste

Rajagukguk, Wilson (2023) Socioeconomic and Proximate Determinants of High Fertility in Timor-Leste. The Asian Institute of Research : Economics and Business Quarterly Reviews, 6 (4). pp. 230-243. ISSN 2775-9237

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Abstract

The purpose of this study was to examine the role of socioeconomic and proximate determinants in high fertility in Timor-Leste. The data used came from the 2016 Timor-Leste Demographic and Health Survey. The unit of analysis was women in union aged 35–49 years. The explanatory variables were socioeconomic and proximate background characteristics. The response variable was the number of children ever born. A Poisson regression analysis was employed to investigate the association between socioeconomic and proximate determinants and fertility. Government should improve maternal and child health care to reduce infant mortality and promote smaller ideal family size and marriage postponement, reduce unmet need for contraception, increase access to a mobile phone, enhance education access and employment opportunity for women, and socialize family planning and enhancing reproductive health and family planning program and fostering female labor force participation to encourage women and men to prioritize education and career over childbearing. Keywords: Socioeconomic Determinants, Proximate Determinants, High Fertility, Timor-Leste

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