Prevalence of first adolescent pregnancy and its associated factors in sub-Saharan Africa: A multi-country analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

In low-and middle-income countries, pregnancy-related complications are major causes of death for young women. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of first adolescent pregnancy and its associated factors in sub-Saharan Africa.

Methods

We undertook a secondary analysis of cross-sectional data from Demographic and Health Surveys conducted in 32 sub-Saharan African countries between 2010 and 2018. We calculated the prevalence of first adolescent (aged 15 to 19 years) pregnancy in each country and examined associations between individual and contextual level factors and first adolescent pregnancy.

Results

Among all adolescents, Congo experienced the highest prevalence of first adolescent pregnancy (44.3%) and Rwanda the lowest (7.2%). However, among

SUBMITTER: Ahinkorah BO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7861528 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature