Regional Trends and Socioeconomic Predictors of Adolescent Pregnancy in Nigeria

A Nationwide Study

Dados Bibliográficos

ID15476180
AutoresBlessing Akombi-Inyang (0000-0002-6410-4154, UNSW Sydney, autor correspondente), Emma Woolley (0000-0003-4042-8047, Macquarie University), Chinonyerem O Iheanacho (0000-0001-7690-9024, University of Calabar), Khulan Bayaraa (0000-0002-8776-0357, Mongolian National University), Pramesh Raj Ghimire (0000-0002-7902-7294, Ujyalo Nepal, Ratnanagar 44200, Nepal)
Ano2022
Volume19
Fascículo13
Páginas8222-8222
Data de publicação2022-07-05
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 1661-7827 • E-ISSN: 1660-4601
EditoraMultidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3390/ijerph19138222
PMID35805880
OpenAlexW4284703368
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas7
Referências citadas24

Adolescent pregnancy is a major health concern which has lifelong consequences. The aim of this study is to examine the regional trends and socioeconomic predictors of adolescent pregnancy in Nigeria. This study used pooled data from the 2008, 2013 and 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS). A total of 22,761 women aged 15-19 years were selected across the three surveys. Multilevel logistic regression analysis that adjusted for cluster and survey weights was used to identify predictors of adolescent pregnancy in Nigeria, across the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria. Adolescent pregnancy remained constant between 2008 (22.9%; 95% CI = 22.14, 24.66), and 2013 (22.5%; 95% CI = 20.58, 24.50), but a significant decline was reported in 2018 (18.7%; 95% CI = 17.12, 20.46). Trends show a decrease in adolescent pregnancy across all six geopolitical zones, except for the South-East zone which reported a slight increase (0.6%). Multivariable analysis revealed that the main socioeconomic predictors across all six geopolitical zones were: poor households, increasing age, and low education. Exposure to media (watching television and reading newspapers) was reported as predictor in all regions except the North-East geopolitical zone, while all northern zones reported high levels of adolescent pregnancy in male-led households. To address adolescent pregnancy in Nigeria, there is need to promote girls' education especially among poor households, and for the dissemination of reproductive health messages to adolescents through various forms of mass media campaign, as well as the adoption of social marketing interventions to improve sexual and reproductive health literacy

Environmental health · Geography · Population · Pregnancy · Socioeconomic status · Sociology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Demography · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine