ASSESSMENT OF THE MAGNITUDE OF TEENAGE PREGNANCY AND ITS ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG TEENAGE FEMALES VISITING ASSOSA GENERAL HOSPITAL

Assefa Beyene | Bio
Assosa General Hospital
Abiyou Muhiye | Bio
Ethiopian Public Health Association
Yeneneh Getachew | Bio
Ethiopian Medical Association
Abiy Hiruye | Bio
Ethiopian Medical Association
Dereje Mammo | Bio
Ethiopian Medical Association
Damen Hailemariam | Bio
School of Public Health, Addis Ababa University
Miliard Derbew | Bio
school of medicine, Addis Ababa University
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  • Submited: June 10, 2015
  • Published: July 1, 2015

Abstract

Background: Teenage pregnancy is directly related to high incidence of pregnancy related complications contributing to maternal morbidity and mortality and social problems. There are no enough data on teenage pregnancy and related complications in Ethiopia and in Benishangul Gumuz region in particular.

Objective: To investigate the magnitude and factors associated with teenage pregnancy among teenage females visiting Assosa general hospital for health care services.

Methods: Facility-based quantitative cross-sectional study was carried out among 783 randomly selected teenage females using structured and pre-tested questionnaire from January to April 2014.

Results: Teenage pregnancy is estimated at 20.4% in this study. The median age of subjects at first sexual intercourse and at first marriage being 16 and 17 years respectively. High proportion of (46.8%) teenagers had engaged in premarital sex. Among sexually active teenage females, 46.7% experienced their first sexual encounter by coercion. Being young [AOR= 0.21, 95%CI= 0.06-0.67], single [AOR= 0.06, 95%CI= 0.03-0.12], housemaid [AOR= 3.93, 95%CI=1.71-9.04] and use of family planning [AOR= 2.39, 95%CI= 1.20-4.75] have statistically significant association with teenage preganancy.

Conclusions and Recommendations: A range of factors including age, marital status, level of education, occupational status, average family income and use of family planning have influence on teenage pregnancy in the study area. Behavioral change communication, strengthening school health program, empowering young women specifically the rural women, and promoting parent-children discussion on sexuality is recommended.

 

Key words: Teenage females, Teenage pregnancy, Risk factors, Assosa General Hospital.

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How to Cite
Beyene, A., Muhiye, A., Getachew, Y., Hiruye, A., Mammo, D., Hailemariam, D., Derbew, M., & Enquselassi, F. (2015). ASSESSMENT OF THE MAGNITUDE OF TEENAGE PREGNANCY AND ITS ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG TEENAGE FEMALES VISITING ASSOSA GENERAL HOSPITAL. Ethiopian Medical Journal, 53. Retrieved from https://emjema.org/index.php/EMJ/article/view/131

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