Underage girls' pregnancy during schooling in Niger: Socio-demographic aspect, causes, effect and control. A prospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The aim of this study was to determine the frequency, the socio-demographic aspect, the consequences on the schooling of girls and the control measures of underage pregnancy in schooling in Niger.

Methods

This was a prospective cohort study over a 12-month period. The study concerned pregnant and parturient girls who were minors and in the process of attending school in the city of Niamey in the Republic of Niger. The socio-demographic, obstetric and school data of 184 underage girls admitted to the Issaka Gazobi Maternity Hospital in Niamey during the study period were collected and analysed. At the same time, we conducted interviews in 30 schools and educational inspection services in the city of Niamey, in order to gather qualitative data on the phenomenon of

SUBMITTER: Hamidou SD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11402072 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature