ArticleAfrican health sciences2022
Prevalence and factors associated with teenage pregnancy among parturients in Mbale Regional Referral Hospital: a cross sectional study.
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- Prevalence of teenage pregnancy and associated factors in Uganda: a meta-analysis and systematic review.BMJ open · 2026Pooled it
- Determinants of adolescent pregnancy in East Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The Pan African medical journal · 2025Pooled it
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- Prevalence and Determinants of Early Adolescent Childbearing in High Maternal Mortality Sub-Saharan Africa: A Multilevel Analysis of DHS Data.Journal of epidemiology and global health · 2025Article
- Prevalence, determinants, and complications of adolescent pregnancy: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.AJOG global reports · 2025Review
- Factors associated with adolescent pregnancy among girls aged between 15 and 19 years in Muhanga district, Rwanda.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Mortality rates in a cohort of infants attending immunization clinics in Uganda (2017-2019).PloS one · 2025Observational
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- Pooled prevalence and associated factors of teenage pregnancy among women aged 15 to 19 years in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from 2019 to 2022 demographic and health survey data.Contraception and reproductive medicine · 2024Article
- Perceptions of community health workers on teenage pregnancy in rural Limpopo: A qualitative study.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2024Article
- Magnitude and Factors Associated with Teenage Pregnancy in Somaliland: Evidence from Somaliland Health and Demographic Survey, 2020.International journal of women's health · 2023Article
- Editorial.African health sciences · 2022Article
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Abstract
Introduction: In Uganda, 12% of the audited maternal deaths occur among teenagers. The prevalence and factors associated with teenage pregnancy in health facilities is not well documented. We determined the prevalence and factors associated with teenage pregnancy in Mbale Regional Referral Hospital. Materials and Methods: We conducted a cross sectional study between July and September 2019.We consecutively enrolled and collected information from 427 respondents. Associated factors were determined using logistic regression, a P-value < 0.05. Results: The prevalence of teenage pregnancy was 20.6% [95% CI : (17.0% - 24.7%)]. Rural residence [(AOR: 2.8 (1.08 - 7.09)], primary level of education [(AOR: 9.57 (3.48 - 26.3)], unhappy feelings about the current pregnancy [(AOR: 3.57(1.05 - 12.15)], primiparity [(AOR: 21.05 (7.36 - 60.15)] increased the likelihood of teenage pregnancy. While, history of ever use of contraceptives [(AOR: 0.32 (0.12 - 0.84)], age at coitarche [(AOR: 0.68 (0.54 - 0.85)], grand multiparity [(AOR: 0.06 (0.01 - 0.51)], and exposure to sex education at home [(AOR: 0.37 (0.15 - 0.89)] decreased its likelihood. Conclusion: The prevalence of teenage pregnancy was high. It was associated with being resident in rural area, low level of education and ever use of contraception. Promotion of reproductive health education may prevent teenage pregnancy.
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