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Teenage pregnancy and its predictors in Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Risk of suicidal behaviors among adolescent pregnant women with early married: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Pooled it
- Primary cesarean section in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis using the Robson Ten-Group Classification System.PloS one · 2026Pooled it
- Determinants of adolescent pregnancy in East Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.The Pan African medical journal · 2025Pooled it
- Machine learning-based prediction and identification of determinants of teenage pregnancy in ten East African countries.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Maternal healthcare quality, continuity, and experiences among pregnant adolescents and adult women in Ethiopia, Kenya, and South Africa: A cohort study.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Accelerators for improved health among adolescent mothers in South Africa: HIV and violence prevention, sexual reproductive health and education success.BMJ global health · 2025Article
- Depression among pregnant teenagers receiving antenatal care from primary healthcare facilities in Mbarara city, Southwestern Uganda.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Estimated effect of teenage pregnancy on adverse birth outcome in Sub-Saharan African countries: propensity score matching analysis of recent demographic and health survey data.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2025Article
- Exploring Stakeholder Roles and Strategies for Preventing Teenage Pregnancy: A Comprehensive Analysis in Lepelle-Nkumpi District: South Africa.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025Article
- Sustaining transformative change in public health in Africa to achieve health development goals.Epidemiology and infection · 2025Article
- Prevalence, determinants, and complications of adolescent pregnancy: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.AJOG global reports · 2025Review
- Factors Associated With Teenage Pregnancy in Tanzania: Analysis of the 2022 Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey and Malaria Indicator Survey.International journal of public health · 2025Article
- Impact of layered behavioral, socio-economic and school-based interventions on selected behavioral and biomarker indicators among adolescent girls and young women in Uganda.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Predictors of adolescent childbearing among Ethiopian women with spatial effect adjustment.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Change in sexual and reproductive health knowledge among young women using the conversational agent "Nthabi" in Lesotho: a clinical trial.BMC global and public health · 2024Article
- Determinants of teenage pregnancy in Malawi: a community-based case-control study.BMC women's health · 2024Article
- Change in Sexual and Reproductive Health Knowledge among Young Women Using the Conversational Agent "Nthabi" in Lesotho: A Clinical Trial.Research square · 2023Article
- Teenage mothers' perspectives, knowledge, and attitudes toward pregnancy and the utilization of sexual and reproductive health services in the Eastern Province of Rwanda.Women's health (London, England)Article
- Repeat adolescent pregnancies in Southwestern Uganda: A cross-sectional study.Women's health (London, England)Article
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Abstract
Objective: Although teenage pregnancy has declined in the last decade, it remains a major public health issue in Africa. Maternal mortality is common among teenagers due to their increased risk of obstetric and medical complications. In Africa, there is a lack of robust and comprehensive data on the prevalence and predictors of teenage pregnancy. As a result, this systematic review and meta-analysis were carried out to summarize evidence that will assist concerned entities in identifying existing gaps and proposing strategies to reduce teenage pregnancy in Africa. Methods: The review is registered by the international prospective register of systematic reviews (CRD42021275013). This search included all published and unpublished observational studies written in English between August 23, 2016, and August 23, 2021. The articles were searched using databases (PubMed, CINHAL [EBSCO], EMBASE, POPLINE, Google Scholar, DOAJ, Web of Sciences, MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, and SCOPUS). Data synthesis and statistical analysis were conducted using STATA version 14 software. Forest plots were used to present the pooled prevalence and odds ratio (OR) with a 95% confidence interval (CI) of meta-analysis using the random effect model. Results: A total of 43,758 teenagers (aged 13-19) were included in 23 studies. In Africa, the overall pooled prevalence of teenage pregnancy was 30% (95% CI: 17-43). Western Africa had the highest prevalence of teenage pregnancy 33% (95% CI: 10-55). Age (18-19) (OR = 2.99 [95% CI = 1.124-7.927]), wealth index (OR = 1.84 [95% CI = 1.384-2.433]), and marital status (OR = 6.02 [95% CI = 2.348-15.43]) were predictors of teenage pregnancy in Africa. Conclusion: In Africa, nearly one-third of teenagers become pregnant. Teenage pregnancy was predicted by age (18-19), wealth index, and marital status. Strengthening interventions aimed at increasing teenagers' economic independence, reducing child marriage, and increasing contraceptive use among married teenagers can help to prevent teenage pregnancy.
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