Predictors of young maternal age at first birth among women of reproductive age in Nigeria.
Obasanjo Afolabi BolarinwaBright Opoku AhinkorahAbdul-Aziz SeiduAliu MohammedFortune Benjamin EffiongJohn Elvis HaganOlusesan Ayodeji MakindePublished in: PloS one (2023)
More than one-third of women of reproductive age in Nigeria had given birth to their first child before 18 years. Thus, there is a need for the Nigerian government and other stakeholders, including Non-Governmental Organisations and Civil Society Organisations to formulate and implement policy interventions targeted at reducing early childbearing among women of reproductive age in Nigeria.