Repeat adolescent pregnancies in Southwestern Uganda: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pregnancy in adolescents continues to remain a significant public health challenge, with repeat pregnancies in this age group often receiving insufficient attention. In Uganda, repeat adolescent pregnancy varies between 26.1% and 55.6%. Evidence shows that repeat pregnancy in adolescence is more common in settings of high poverty, low educational attainment and low use of long-acting reversible contraceptives among others.

Objectives

The main aim of this study is to determine the underlying risk and protective factors of repeat adolescent pregnancy in Uganda.

Design

This was a cross-sectional study among adolescent girls and young women aged between 13 and 22 years with single and repeat pregnancies in four districts in Southwestern Uganda.

Methods

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SUBMITTER: Ramachandran R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11660276 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan-Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature