Abstract
Objective: The focus of this paper is to study, on a national basis, how the event of an induced
abortion modifies the transition to first birth for Danish women aged 20-39 years in the period
1982-2001, taking into account also educational level, family situation, and urbanisation.
Data and methods: The data are obtained by linking several national public registers in Denmark,
using the unique personal identification number. Initially, a logistic regression analysis is employed
in order to model the first birth probability in a given year. Secondly, the long-term effect of an
induced abortion is examined by cumulative first birth probabilities, derived from a life table
analysis.
Main findings and conclusion: Previous abortions increased the first birth probability, though this
effect was almost entirely confined to single women. For cohabiting and married women, previous
abortions had a minimal or no effect on the first birth probability.
abortion modifies the transition to first birth for Danish women aged 20-39 years in the period
1982-2001, taking into account also educational level, family situation, and urbanisation.
Data and methods: The data are obtained by linking several national public registers in Denmark,
using the unique personal identification number. Initially, a logistic regression analysis is employed
in order to model the first birth probability in a given year. Secondly, the long-term effect of an
induced abortion is examined by cumulative first birth probabilities, derived from a life table
analysis.
Main findings and conclusion: Previous abortions increased the first birth probability, though this
effect was almost entirely confined to single women. For cohabiting and married women, previous
abortions had a minimal or no effect on the first birth probability.
Original language | English |
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Place of Publication | København |
Publisher | Institut for Folkesundhedsvidenskab, Københavns Universitet |
Number of pages | 44 |
Publication status | Published - 2009 |
Keywords
- Transition to first birth
- induced abortion
- Denmark
- Register data