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The magnitude of teenage pregnancy and its associated factors among teenagers in Dodoma Tanzania: a community-based analytical cross-sectional study.

Mathias Anthony MbindaOlympia Tilisho
Published in: Reproductive health (2023)
This study found a high magnitude of teenage pregnancy among youth in Dodoma. Teenagers who were more likely to teenage pregnancy were those with limited knowledge about sexual and reproductive health living in urban, from families with low economic status, their mothers had a low level of education, from a culture that encourage early marriages, with the influence of peer and who experienced sexual abuse. An innovative intervention study to come up with a cost-effective strategy to address the challenge of teenage pregnancy in Dodoma is highly recommended.
Keyphrases
  • preterm birth
  • healthcare
  • pregnancy outcomes
  • randomized controlled trial
  • mental health
  • young adults
  • quality improvement
  • mass spectrometry