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Prevalence and correlates associated with early childbearing among teenage girls in Ethiopia: A multilevel analysis.

Abebe Debu LigaAdane Erango BoyamoYasin Negash JabirAkalu Banbeta Tereda
Published in: PloS one (2023)
The study indicates that early teenage childbearing is still Ethiopia's most significant public health problem. Therefore, the Ethiopian government should ban early marriage while also taking steps to reduce the risk through formal education, improved access to reproductive health education, and contraception, particularly for adolescent girls from low-income families and, by educating religious institutions about pregnancy dangers.
Keyphrases
  • public health
  • healthcare
  • risk factors
  • preterm birth
  • pregnant women