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Research Paper | Statistics | India | Volume 3 Issue 10, October 2014

Covariates of Women Reproductive Span in Manipur: A Life Table Approach

Dr. H. Brojeshwor Singh | Dr. N. Sharat Singh

Abstract: The life time between marriage as initial event and menopause or sterilization as terminal event is defined as Reproductive Life Span of a woman. A retrospective cross-sectional study has been conducted to check the covariates risk of the life span. Using censored data, Coxs Model (1972) explores the set of covariates of reproductive span of the 973 eligible women aged 35-55 years under cluster sampling technique. The sample survey was conducted in the rural areas of Manipur valley during the period from May to December, 2013 taking the 1st May, 2013 as reference date of the survey. Using SPSS, the risk of exposure in the life span is reduced due to the effects of educational level (P

Keywords: censored duration, education, sterilization, menopause

Edition: Volume 3 Issue 10, October 2014,

Pages: 1129 - 1134