Masaaki Yamada, Michikazu Sekine, Takashi Tatsuse, Yukiko Asaka
Prevalence and Associated Factors of Pathological Internet Use and Online Risky Behaviors Among Japanese Elementary School Children
Journal of epidemiology
unintended pregnancies pose significant public health concerns maternal child health associated risks implications experience unintended pregnancies may lead delay seeking antenatal care thus leading increased risk complications pregnancy childbirth globally prevalence unintended pregnancies declined however problem remains acute subsaharan africa study conducted examine factors associated experience unintended pregnancy among women reproductive ages zambia study used secondary data zambia demographic health surveys zdhss conducted 2001 2018 pooled weighted sample 4090 pregnant women reproductive age 1549 years time survey included analysis multivariable binary logistic regression model employed examine association independent correlates experience unintended pregnancy statistical analyses conducted using stata software findings show proportion women reproductive age experienced unintended pregnancy zambia declined 504 95 ci 471 538 2001 452 95 ci 405 499 2018 decline prevalence unintended pregnancy pronounced among women age groups 2529 years 3034 years increasing age associated increased risk experiencing unintended pregnancies hand women living rural areas aor 076 95 ci 058 100 tertiary education aor 046 95 ci 026 080 less likely experience unintended pregnancy women desired large family aor 045 95 ci 024 085 watched television aor 075 95 ci 059 094 lower odds experiencing unintended pregnancies study established prevalence unintended pregnancy still high zambia womens age place residence level education desired family size exposure media associated risk experiencing unintended pregnancy enhancing access family planning services commodities targeting women low education levels key reduce unintended pregnancies