ArticleReproductive health2018
Trends in repeated pregnancy among adolescents in the Philippines from 1993 to 2013.
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- Factors Associated with Repeat Teenage Pregnancy in Refugee Settlements in Uganda.Pediatric health, medicine and therapeutics · 2025Article
- Utilization of adolescent health services during the COVID-19 pandemic: evidence on impact and adaptations from a rapid assessment survey in the Philippines.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Exposure to family planning messages and teenage pregnancy: results from the 2017 Philippine National Demographic and Health Survey.Reproductive health · 2022Article
- Later life outcomes of women by adolescent birth history: analysis of the 2016 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey.BMJ open · 2021Article
- Trends and factors associated with repeated adolescent pregnancies in Tanzania from 2004-2016: evidence from Tanzania demographic and health surveys.The Pan African medical journal · 2021Article
- Stunting of children under two from repeated pregnancy among young mothers.Scientific reports · 2020Article
- Time trends in and factors associated with repeat adolescent birth in Uganda: Analysis of six demographic and health surveys.PloS one · 2020Article
- Exploring the Risks of Repeated Pregnancy Among Adolescents and Young Women in the Philippines.Maternal and child health journal · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectiveThe extent of repeated pregnancy (RP) and repeated birth (RB) among adolescents aged 15-19 is still unknown in the Philippines despite the health and socio-economic consequences. This study aims to investigate the RP and RB prevalence trends in the Philippines from 1993 to 2013.
methodsA total of 7091 women aged 15-24 who experienced at least one pregnancy were captured in the Philippine demographic health surveys from 1993 to 2013. Annual RP and RB prevalence per age group in three and five categories were calculated and stratified by region, type of residence and wealth index. Cochran-Armitage tests and multivariate logistic regression were applied to determine trend estimates.
resultsCompared to women aged 19-21 years and 22-24 years, for which decreasing patterns were found, RP ([Adjusted Odds ratio (AOR =0.96; 95%Confidence interval (CI) =0.82-1.11) and RB (AOR = 0.90; CI = 0.73-1.10) trends among 15-18 year olds showed negligible reduction over the 20 years. From a baseline prevalence of 20.39% in 1993, the prevalence of RP among adolescents had only reduced to 18.06% by 2013. Moreover, the prevalence of RB showed a negligible decline from 8.49% in 1993 to 7.80% in 2013. Although RP and RB prevalence were generally found more elevated in poorer communities, no differences in trends were noted across wealth quintiles.
conclusionFor two decades, the Philippines has shown a constant and considerably high RP prevalence. Further investigation, not only in the Philippines but also in other developing countries, is necessary to enable development of secondary prevention programs.
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