Adverse obstetric and neonatal outcomes of adolescent pregnancies in Africa: a scoping review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Adolescent pregnancy is a public health issue with well-defined causes and health risks with social and economic implications. Aim of this review was to examine adverse pregnancy outcomes and risk factors associated with adolescent pregnancy in Africa.

Method

PubMed Central, Science Direct and JSTOR were the main databases for the literature review. Other online sources and experts were consulted for relevant studies. In all, 11,574 records were identified and 122 were considered as full-text studies for evaluation after thorough screening and removal of duplicates. Finally, 53 studies were included in this review for thematic synthesis.

Results

The 53 studies sampled 263,580 pregnant women, including 46,202 adolescents (< 20 years) and 217,378 adults (> 20

SUBMITTER: Amoadu M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9327294 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature