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Geographic variation and risk factors for teenage pregnancy in Uganda.
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- Differentiated service delivery strategies to optimize modern contraceptive uptake among adolescents with HIV in Northern Uganda.African health sciences · 2025Article
- Socioeconomic inequalities in high-risk fertility behaviour among Nigerian women: A non-experimental population-based study.PloS one · 2024Article
- Prevalence and factors associated with teenage pregnancy in Sierra Leone: evidence from a nationally representative Demographic and Health Survey of 2019.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Magnitude and Factors Associated with Teenage Pregnancy in Somaliland: Evidence from Somaliland Health and Demographic Survey, 2020.International journal of women's health · 2023Article
- Socioeconomic inequalities in teenage pregnancy in Nigeria: evidence from Demographic Health Survey.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Editor's choice: this December 2020.African health sciences · 2020Article
- Repeat adolescent pregnancies in Southwestern Uganda: A cross-sectional study.Women's health (London, England)Article
- Teenage pregnancy and its predictors in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of health sciencesReview
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Abstract
backgroundTeenage pregnancy is a global health issue with high rates in sub-Saharan Africa. In Uganda, teenage pregnancy is a public and community health issue.
objectivesThis study hypothesized that there would be regional variations in rates, risk factors and trends of teenage pregnancy in Uganda.
methodsData were analyzed from the Uganda Demographic and Health Surveys (UDHS) in 2006 and 2011. The outcome of interest was current pregnancy for females 15 to 19 years of age at the time of the survey. Bivariate analysis was performed for each year to examine the rate and trends of pregnancy by various demographic characteristics. Logistic regression was conducted to assess the association between teenage pregnancy and sociodemographic variables.
resultsUganda's rate of teenage pregnancy increased from 7.3/1000 in 2006 to 8.1/1000 in 2011. The East Central region consistently had the highest rates than other regions. In 2006, teenage pregnancy was significantly associated with being married, living with a partner or separated, as compared to those who were single. Marital and wealth status were also significant predictors of teenage pregnancy based on the 2011 survey.
conclusionThe rate of teenage pregnancy in Uganda is high and the trend demonstrated regional variation. Future interventions could focus on regions with high poverty and low education.
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