Adolescent Pregnancy

Cross-source consensus on Adolescent Pregnancy from 1 sources and 5 claims.

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Adolescent pregnancies constituted between 15% and 23% of all district pregnancies in Nabdam District across 2020–2022. — Adverse birth outcomes and associated factors among adolescent mothers in Nabdam District, Ghana: a retrospective cross-sectional study
The majority of adolescent mothers in the study were first-time mothers, and over half had attained Senior High School education. — Adverse birth outcomes and associated factors among adolescent mothers in Nabdam District, Ghana: a retrospective cross-sectional study
Child marriage is identified as a structural driver of adolescent pregnancy in the Upper East Region, with over a third of girls married before age 18. — Adverse birth outcomes and associated factors among adolescent mothers in Nabdam District, Ghana: a retrospective cross-sectional study
The Upper East Region recorded the highest rate of adolescent pregnancies of any region in Ghana, with over 6,000 cases in 2020. — Adverse birth outcomes and associated factors among adolescent mothers in Nabdam District, Ghana: a retrospective cross-sectional study
More than 555,000 Ghanaian adolescents were reported pregnant between 2016 and 2020, including over 13,000 girls aged 10–14. — Adverse birth outcomes and associated factors among adolescent mothers in Nabdam District, Ghana: a retrospective cross-sectional study