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Prevalence of teenage pregnancy and associated factors among preparatory and high school students in Wolaita Sodo town, southern Ethiopia: an institution-based cross-sectional study.

Wondimagegn Paulos KummaFeben Girma ChakaWakgari Binu DagaMihiretu Alemayehu ArbaMengistu MeskeleEskinder Wolka
Published in: BMJ open (2023)
The prevalence of teenage pregnancy among schoolgirls in Wolaita Sodo was high. Having a family history of teenage pregnancy and access to mass media were positively associated with teenage pregnancy, whereas reported condom use and knowledge of where to get modern contraceptives were negatively associated with teenage pregnancy among schoolgirls.
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