Pregnancies and births among adolescents

Klingberg-Allvin, Marie; Graner, Sophie; Phuc, Ho Dang; Höjer, Bengt; Johansson, Annika

doi:10.1016/j.srhc.2009.09.002

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“…At the macrosystem level, living area and ethnicity are two critical variables. Adolescent childbearing is described to be more common in rural areas than in urban (Klingberg-Allvin et al, 2010;Orimaye et al, 2021). This result is also consistent with research by (Skatrud et al, 1998;Rosenberg et al, 2015), rural areas characteristically have high rates of teen pregnancy, low education levels, high unemployment, and poor health status compared with urban or metropolitan areas.…”

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Adolescent Childbearing and Associated Factors in Vietnam

Nguyen

2024

Intl. J. Rel.

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This research examines the factors influencing adolescent girl childbirth in Vietnam by employing data from the 2019 Vietnam Population and Housing Census and socio-ecological theory. The research underscores the substantial impact of environmental systems on adolescent childbirth, encompassing age, marital status, educational level, living area, and ethnicity. Higher adolescent birth rates are observed among older adolescents, ethnic minorities, and those with lower levels of education; this highlights the significance of cultural norms, restricted healthcare access, and poverty in influencing these results. The study emphasizes the importance of education, access to healthcare, and community support in mitigating the occurrence of pregnancies among adolescents. It further advocates for focused interventions that enhance the development of human capital, with a specific focus on rural regions and ethnic minority populations. To lessen the hazards associated with adolescent pregnancy, the study recommends policies that reduce child marriage and early motherhood and enhance education and knowledge on sexual and reproductive health.

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Adolescent Childbearing and Associated Factors in Vietnam

Nguyen

2024

Intl. J. Rel.

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“…These phenomena are applicable for both developed countries like the United States [22] and developing countries like India, Malaysia, Vietnam, Egypt, and South Sudan [15], [23], [24], [25], [26], [27], [28]. Recent statistics reveal that about 30%–70% of young women (aged 20–24 years) in India, Bangladesh and Nepal is married before reaching the age of 18 years [29].…”

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Determinants of Maternity Care Services Utilization among Married Adolescents in Rural India

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BackgroundCoupled with the largest number of maternal deaths, adolescent pregnancy in India has received paramount importance due to early age at marriage and low contraceptive use. The factors associated with the utilization of maternal healthcare services among married adolescents in rural India are poorly discussed.Methodology/Principal FindingsUsing the data from third wave of National Family Health Survey (2005–06), available in public domain for the use by researchers, this paper examines the factors associated with the utilization of maternal healthcare services among married adolescent women (aged 15–19 years) in rural India. Three components of maternal healthcare service utilization were measured: full antenatal care, safe delivery, and postnatal care within 42 days of delivery for the women who gave births in the last five years preceding the survey. Considering the framework on causes of maternal mortality proposed by Thaddeus and Maine (1994), selected socioeconomic, demographic, and cultural factors influencing outcome events were included as the predictor variables. Bi-variate analyses including chi-square test to determine the difference in proportion, and logistic regression to understand the net effect of predictor variables on selected outcomes were applied. Findings indicate the significant differences in the use of selected maternal healthcare utilization by educational attainment, economic status and region of residence. Muslim women, and women belonged to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, and Other Backward Classes are less likely to avail safe delivery services. Additionally, adolescent women from the southern region utilizing the highest maternal healthcare services than the other regions.ConclusionsThe present study documents several socioeconomic and cultural factors affecting the utilization of maternal healthcare services among rural adolescent women in India. The ongoing healthcare programs should start targeting household with married adolescent women belonging to poor and specific sub-groups of the population in rural areas to address the unmet need for maternal healthcare service utilization.

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“…Relatively large population-based studies have reported that pregnant adolescents compared with Q1: Please check and confirm the expansion of RCTs women aged 20-24 years are at increased risk of pre-term birth (PTB) [relative risk (RR): 1.20, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.19-1.20] and low birth weight (LBW) (RR: 1.14, 95% CI: 1.13-1.14), with far reaching consequences given their leading cause of morbidity, mortality and increased healthcare costs among neonates worldwide (2)(3)(4). Furthermore, neonatal death is greater among pregnant adolescents than pregnant women aged 20-24 years (RR: 1.15, 95% CI: 1.11-1.19) (5)(6)(7).…”

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The effectiveness of adolescent-specific prenatal interventions on improving attendance and reducing harm during and after birth: a systematic review

Tibingana-Ahimbisibwe

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et al. 2016

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health

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There is some evidence that adolescent-specific programs can increase prenatal attendance and reduce the risk of PTB and low birth rate but their effect on perinatal death is uncertain. There is a distinct lack of evidence of the effectiveness of these interventions for adolescents living in low-middle income countries, despite having the majority of adolescent pregnancies, and associated risk of harm. No high-quality intervention studies were identified. Robust, cluster-based RCTs are an urgent necessity to quantify the impact of these interventions and to identify factors contributing to their success.

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Pregnancies and births among adolescents

Cited by 11 publications

References 37 publications

Adolescent Childbearing and Associated Factors in Vietnam

Adolescent Childbearing and Associated Factors in Vietnam

Determinants of Maternity Care Services Utilization among Married Adolescents in Rural India

The effectiveness of adolescent-specific prenatal interventions on improving attendance and reducing harm during and after birth: a systematic review

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