Desalegn Anmut Bitew|Yonas Akalu|Yitayeh Belsti|Mengistie Diress|Yibeltal Yismaw Gela|Daniel Gashaneh Belay|Amare Belete Getahun|Bewuketu Terefe|Mihret Getnet
Predictors of underage pregnancy among women aged 15–19 in highly prevalent regions of Ethiopia: a multilevel analysis based on EDHS, 2016
University of Gondar|University of Gondar|University of Gondar|University of Gondar|University of Gondar|University of Gondar|University of Gondar|University of Gondar|University of Gondar
abstract age teenage pregnancy pregnancy occurs age 20 years old magnitude increasing globally much higher lowincome countries compared highincome countries teenage pregnancy exposed teenagers various obstetric perinatal complications however predictors well investigated highly prevalent regions ethiopia therefore study assessed individual communitylevel predictors teenage pregnancy using multilevel logistic regression model indepth secondary data analysis performed using fourth ethiopian demographic health survey edhs 2016 data set weighted sample 2397 teenagers included final analysis multi co linearity chisquare tests checked variables fulfill assumptions excluded analysis four models fitted variables p value 02 bivariable multilevel logistic regression included multivariable multilevel logistic regression adjusted odds ratio aor 95 confidence interval 95 ci computed variables p value less 005 multivariable multilevel logistic regression declared statistically significant predictors total 2397 weighted participants aged 15 19 involved 15 teenagers pregnant age 17 aor 941 95 ci 462 1913 18 aor 117 95 ci 596 2316 19 aor 2475 95 ci 1182 5182 primary education aor 209 95 ci 116 376 illiterate aor 180 95 ci 119 273 religion muslims aor 29895 ci 180 494 protestants aor 202 95 ci 120 341 contraceptive non use aor 018 95 ci 011 031 high proportion family planning demand aor 352 95 ci 191 649 high proportion marriage aor 430 95 ci 225 821 predictors teenage pregnancy age educational status religion contraceptive nonuse literacy proportion marriage proportion demand family planning significant predictors teenage pregnancy ministry education shall focus universal access education improve female education government work collaboration religious fathers address reproductive sexual issues decrease early marriage sexual initiation especial attention given teenagers living community high proportion marriage