Partner's characteristics and adolescent motherhood among married adolescent girls in 48 low-income and middle-income countries: a population-based study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The objective of this study was to examine the prevalence of adolescent motherhood among married adolescent girls and its associations with their partners' characteristics in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs).

Design

Population-based study.

Participants

54 285 ever married (or lived with a partner) adolescent girls (15-19 years old) were including in prevalence analysis. However, partner characteristics were assessed in a subsample of 24 433 adolescent girls who were married (or living with a partner) at the time of interview.

Settings

Data from the latest available Demographic and Health Survey round during 2010-2018 in 48 LMICs across different geographic regions.

Results

The overall prevalence of adolescent motherhood was 73.98

SUBMITTER: Huda MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8915377 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature