Impact Factor (2025): 6.9
DOI Prefix: 10.47001/IRJIET
In this study, the ANN approach was applied to analyze TFR in
Comoros. The employed annual data covers the period 1960-2018 and the
out-of-sample period ranges over the period 2019-2030. The residuals and
forecast evaluation criteria (Error, MSE and MAE) of the applied model indicate
that the model is stable in forecasting TFR in Comoros. The results of the
study indicate that annual total fertility rates in Comoros are likely to
increase from 4.36 births per woman in 2019 to 4.70 births per woman in 2025
and then drop to 4.25 births per woman in 2030. Therefore, authorities in
Comoros are encouraged to focus on improving access to sexual and reproductive
health (SRH) services among adolescents and young adults and fund women
empowerment programs.
Country : Zimbabwe
IRJIET, Volume 5, Issue 8, August 2021 pp. 107-110