Open AccessTeenage Pregnancy and Its Associated Factors in Eastern Ethiopia: A Community-Based Study
Author(s) -
Haymanot Mezmur,
Nega Assefa,
Tadesse Alemayehu
Publication year - 2021
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.s287715
Subject(s) - medicine , pregnancy , demography , psychosocial , confidence interval , poisson regression , teenage pregnancy , pediatrics , obstetrics , population , environmental health , psychiatry , genetics , sociology , biology
Teenage pregnancy is a global issue raising concerns for all who are interested in the health and well-being of young women and their children. It carries major health and social issues with unique medical and psychosocial consequences for both adolescents and society in general. This study aimed at assessing the prevalence and factors associated with teenage pregnancy in eastern Ethiopia.