Spatial distribution of pregnancy and early motherhood among late adolescent girls in Ethiopia using data from the Ethiopia Demographics and Health Survey 2019: Spatial and multilevel analyses.
Nega Tezera AssimamawTewodros Getaneh AlemuMasresha Asmare TechaneChalachew Adugna WubnehGetaneh Mulualem BelayTadesse Tarik TamirAddis Bilal MuhyeDestaye Guadie KassieAmare WondimBewuketu TerefeBethelihem Tigabu TarekegnMohammed Seid AliBeletech FentieAlmaz Tefera GoneteBerhan TekebaSelam Fisiha KassaBogale Kassahun DestaAmare Demsie AyeleMelkamu Tilahun DessieKendalem Asmare AtalellPublished in: PloS one (2024)
Overall, the prevalence of late-adolescent pregnancy and early motherhood was found to be high. At the individual level, marital status, educational attainment, and age of adolescents were significant predictors of pregnancy and early motherhood, and regions were found at a community level associated with pregnancy and early motherhood among late adolescents. Therefore, late-adolescent girls should be educated about menstruation, sexual intercourse, pregnancy, and contraceptives before they reach early adolescence.