Prevalence and associated factors of adolescent fatherhood in Ethiopia: A multilevel analysis using the 2016 Ethiopian demographic health survey data.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Though the consequences of teenage pregnancy and early motherhood has been studied very well, little is known about the magnitude as well as the determinants of adolescent fatherhood. Unlike adolescent motherhood, limited public health programs are working on adolescent fatherhood. Currently, in developed countries, there is an increased work to acknowledge teen fathers in clinical practice and in the research forum, but still, there are more issues that need to be addressed in developing countries including Ethiopia. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the prevalence and associated factors of adolescent fatherhood in Ethiopia based on the nationally representative survey.

Methods

This study used the 2016 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Survey (EDHS) data.

SUBMITTER: Worku MG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8006980 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature