Open Access<p>A Multilevel Analysis of Factors Associated with Teenage Pregnancy in Ethiopia</p>
Author(s) -
Bereket Kefale,
Melaku Yalew,
Yitayish Damtie
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of women's health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.136
H-Index - 45
ISSN - 1179-1411
DOI - 10.2147/ijwh.s265201
Subject(s) - pregnancy , medicine , obstetrics , demography , biology , sociology , genetics
A significant number of girls in Ethiopia begin childbearing at an early age. Teenage pregnancy is the main contributor to maternal and child morbidity and mortality, and the vicious cycle of ill-health and poverty. However limited evidence exists about individual- and community-level factors affecting teenage pregnancy in Ethiopia.