Prevalence of Teenage Pregnancy and Associated Factors in Agago District, Uganda:

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dc.contributor.authorOkot, Christopher
dc.contributor.authorLaker, Florence
dc.contributor.authorOkwir Apio, Pamela
dc.contributor.authorMadraa, Grace
dc.contributor.authorKibone, Winnie
dc.contributor.authorPebolo, Francis Pebalo
dc.contributor.authorBongomin, Felix
dc.date.accessioned2023-11-24T14:08:11Z
dc.date.available2023-11-24T14:08:11Z
dc.date.issued2023-08-07
dc.description.abstractBackground: Teenage pregnancy remains a common public health and social problem associated with negative health outcomes. Wedetermined the prevalence and factors associated with teenage pregnancy among teenage girls aged 13–17 years in Agago district,Uganda. Methods: We conducted a community-based, cross-sectional study between October and November 2020 in Lapono Sub-County, Agago district among teenage girls 13–17 years. Multi-stage sampling technique was used. Parishes, villages, and households were randomly selected (computer generated random numbers were used for household selection). In each household, one participant was randomly selected for interview and pregnancy testing. We collected data on socio-demographic factors using a pre-tested semistructured questionnaire. All eligible participants were tested for urine human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG). Multivariable logistic regression analysis was done to determine independent predictors of teenage pregnancy, with p<0.05 considered statistically significant. Results: A total of 289 eligible participants, with a mean age of 15.1±1.5 years, were enrolled. Most (n=246, 81.5%) participants had attained primary education, 18 (6.2%) were married, 41 (14.2%) used alcohol, 62 (21.5%) had a history of sexual intercourse and 32 (11.1%) were sexually abused. The prevalence of teenage pregnancy was 2.8% (n=8). Factors significantly associated with teenage pregnancy were alcohol consumption (adjusted odds ratio (aOR): 13.2, 95% Confidence Interval (95% CI): 1.7–100.6, p=0.013) and having secondary/tertiary education (aOR: 10.2, 95% CI: 1.5–71.9, p=0.02). Conclusion: The study findings suggest that teenage pregnancy is still a public health and social problem in Agago district, Uganda. Interventions discouraging alcohol consumption and promoting education among teenagers are key in addressing the burden of teenage pregnancies in the district.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipSURVIVAL-PLUSS Projecten_US
dc.identifier.citationOkot, C., Laker, F., Apio, P. O., Madraa, G., Kibone, W., Pebalo Pebolo, F., & Bongomin, F. (2023). Prevalence of Teenage Pregnancy and Associated Factors in Agago District, Uganda: A Community-Based Survey. Adolescent health, medicine and therapeutics, 115-124.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.2147/AHMT.S414275
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14270/357
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherTaylor & Francisen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAdolescent Health, Medicine and Therapeutics;2023:14 115–124
dc.subjectTeenage pregnancyen_US
dc.subjectHuman chorionic gonadotropinen_US
dc.subjectAgagoen_US
dc.subjectUgandaen_US
dc.titlePrevalence of Teenage Pregnancy and Associated Factors in Agago District, Uganda:en_US
dc.title.alternativeA CommunityBased Surveyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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