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Background: The proportion of births that take place during adolescence is about 2% in China, 18% in Latin America and the Caribbean and more than 50% in sub-Saharan Africa. Teenage pregnancy was associated with a significantly higher risk of pregnancy induced hypertation, pre-eclamsia, eclamsia, premature onset of labor, fetal deaths and premature delivery. Increased neonatal mortality and morbidity were also seen in babies delivered to teenage mothers. Younger teenager group was most vulnerable to adverse obstetrics and neonatal outcomes. Objectives: To assess the prevalence and associated factors of teenage pregnancy in Wogedi, Northeast, Ethiopia, 2017.Methods: Community based cross-sectional study design was carried out among 514teenagersin Wogedi, northeast, Ethiopia from April to May 2017.Data were collected using closed-ended questionnaires. The collected data were entered in to Epi-info version 7.1and analyzed by using SPSS version 20.Results:the prevalence of teen age pregnancy in Wogedi was 28.6%(CI: 24.9, 32.5).Age(AOR=2.13; 95% CI: 1.55, 2.88), working as a farmer(AOR=3.52; 95%CI: 1.10, 11.21) and not using contraceptive (AOR=10.67; 95% CI: 5.31, 21.32)were found to have statistically significant association with teenage pregnancy. Conclusion and recommendation: Teenage pregnancy was high in Wogedi as compared to EDHS 2016 reports and the contributing factors were age, working as a farmer and not using contraceptives. The use of contraceptives and delaying marriage need to be encouraged. |
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