Prevalence and determinants of adolescent childbearing: comparative analysis of 2017–18 and 2014 Bangladesh Demographic Health Survey

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Bangladesh has one of the highest adolescent childbearing rates in South Asia, which prevent women from realizing their full potential in life. This study aimed to compare the prevalence and determinants of adolescent childbearing in Bangladesh using data from the 2014 and 2017–18 Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS).

Methods

Nationally representative surveys of respondents were selected using a two-stage sampling process. The study recruited 2,023 and 1,951 ever-married women aged 15–19 from 2014 and 2017–18 BDHS surveys, respectively, from rural and urban settings from all eight geographic divisions of Bangladesh. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression models were fit to determine the factors associated with adolescent childbearing.

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SUBMITTER: Alam N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10315475 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature