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BMC Womens Health ; 24(1): 335, 2024 Jun 08.
Artigo em Inglês | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38851734

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BACKGROUND: Teenage pregnancies are a global concern. Malawi is one of the countries with the highest teenage pregnancy rates despite government efforts to reverse the situation and yet studies on determinants of teenage pregnancy are rare with some factors remaining unexplored. Therefore, this study aimed to identify factors associated with teenage pregnancies in Malawi. METHODS: This was a community-based case-control study that used secondary data from the 2015-16 Malawi Demographic and Health Survey from all 28 districts of Malawi. The study population comprised women aged 20-24 who participated in the survey. The study ran from September 2021 to October 2022 and used a sample size of 3,435 participants who were all women aged 20-24 in the dataset who met the inclusion criteria. Data were analysed using Stata 16 software. Logistic regression analyses were used to determine factors. Variables with a P value of < 0.1 in the univariable analysis were included in the multivariable analyses, where statistical significance was obtained at a P value < 0. 05. RESULTS: Data on 3435 participants were analysed. In multivariable analyses: no teenage marriage (AOR 0.13); secondary education (AOR 0.26); higher education (AOR 0.39); richest category of wealth index (AOR 0.51), use of contraception (AOR 3.08), domestic violence by father or mother (AOR 0.37) were found to be significant factors. CONCLUSION: This study identified determinants of teenage pregnancy. The government has to sustain and expand initiatives that increase protection from teenage pregnancy, reinforce the implementation of amended marriage legislation, introduce policies to improve the socioeconomic status of vulnerable girls and increase contraceptive use among adolescent girls before their first pregnancy. Further research is also recommended to resolve inconclusive results.


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Gravidez na Adolescência , Humanos , Feminino , Gravidez na Adolescência/estatística & dados numéricos , Malaui , Gravidez , Estudos de Casos e Controles , Adolescente , Adulto Jovem , Comportamento Contraceptivo/estatística & dados numéricos , Casamento/estatística & dados numéricos , Fatores Socioeconômicos , Fatores de Risco , Escolaridade , Anticoncepção/estatística & dados numéricos , Modelos Logísticos
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