Bright Opoku Ahinkorah
Socio-demographic determinants of pregnancy termination among adolescent girls and young women in selected high fertility countries in sub-Saharan Africa
University of Technology Sydney
unintended pregnancies occur among adolescent girls young women agyw subsaharan africa ssa end pregnancy termination study sociodemographic determinants pregnancy termination among agyw aged 1524 selected countries high fertility rates ssa examinedthis crosssectional analysis data recent demographic health surveys nine countries ssa countries included angola burkina faso burundi chad gambia mali niger nigeria uganda total 62747 agyw constituted sample size study fixed random effects models used examine determinants pregnancy termination statistical significance p 005higher odds pregnancy termination found among agyw aged 2024 cohabiting married listened radio watched television least week lived communities high literacy level conversely odds pregnancy termination lower among agyw three births secondaryhigher educationthe sociodemographic determinants pregnancy termination among agyw study age level education marital status exposure radio television parity community literacy level findings provide needed information designing health interventions reduce unwanted pregnancies unsafe abortions countries high fertility rates ssa recommended governments nongovernmental organisations countries enhance sexuality education regular sensitization adolescent sexual reproductive health programmes targeted agyw risk pregnancy termination