Predictors of teenage pregnancy among girls aged 13-19 years in Uganda: a community based case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Teenage pregnancy is a serious public health and social problem, with 95% occurring in developing countries. The aim of the study was to investigate the behavioural, familial and social factors associated with teenage pregnancy among girls aged 13-19 years in Lira District, Uganda.

Methods

Primary data from a case-control study of teenage girls (aged 13-19 years) in Lira District, Uganda was analysed. A Structured questionnaire was administered using face-to-face interviews to collect data on 495 participants, identified through simple random sampling from 32 villages in two counties in Lira District. Data analyses were done using SPSS Statistics 23 for descriptive, bivariate (i.e. Chi-square tests) and multivariable analyses (i.e. logistics regression) used for d

SUBMITTER: Ochen AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6591948 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature