Regional Trends and Socioeconomic Predictors of Adolescent Pregnancy in Nigeria: A Nationwide Study

Akombi-Inyang, Blessing; Woolley, Emma; Iheanacho, Chinonyerem O.; Bayaraa, Khulan; Ghimire, Pramesh Raj

doi:10.3390/ijerph19138222

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“…Although one of the teachers in our study observed that teenage pregnancy is common in the urban areas, the teacher further stated that teenage pregnancy is more common in rural areas than in urban areas. Similarly, some studies conducted in Nigeria suggest that teenage pregnancy is more common in rural than urban areas [ 11 , 16 ]; however more studies are needed to confirm this, pertinent to the findings of this study was “poverty” as identified by participants as both a cause and an enabler/enabling factor of teenage pregnancy. The findings of this study are further corroborated by the reports of Ashimolowo et al .…”

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Causes, enablers and perceived solutions to teenage pregnancy: a qualitative study in a South-Western State in Nigeria

Esan¹,

Muhammad²,

Okocha³

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Pan Afr Med J

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Introduction teenage pregnancy remains a major public health issue in Nigeria with many teenagers being fated to early motherhood resulting in a life filled with turmoil. The aim of this study was to explore the perspectives of teachers and students of high schools on the causes, enablers and solutions to teenage pregnancy. Methods this study employed an exploratory design using a qualitative approach. Participants were selected using purposive sampling technique and a total number of 33 participants interviewed. Data collection was done by means of audio-recorded semi-structured interviews and data were analysed using a thematic analysis approach. Descriptive statistics were used to generate participants' demographic profile. Results three themes emerged from the study. They include perception of teachers and students on the causes of teenage pregnancy, perceived enablers of teenage pregnancy and solutions to teenage pregnancy. Findings revealed that the majority of the participants had knowledge of teenage pregnancy but had limited knowledge of contraceptives, particularly the students. Almost all participants viewed teenage pregnancy as a more common occurrence in their community than in schools. Participants identified poverty, peer pressure and poor parental control as causes of teenage pregnancy. Participants further identified poverty, substance abuse and lack of education as enablers of teenage pregnancy while perceived solutions included poverty eradication, abstinence from sexual activities, girl child education and government involvement. Majority of the participants disagreed with giving condoms to teenagers in schools. Conclusion among other causes of teenage pregnancy identified in this study, poverty was a recurring theme. Therefore, there is, a need for the government of Nigeria to combat poverty at all levels, as a strategy to curb teenage pregnancy while not neglecting other causes.

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Causes, enablers and perceived solutions to teenage pregnancy: a qualitative study in a South-Western State in Nigeria

Esan¹,

Muhammad²,

Okocha³

et al. 2022

Pan Afr Med J

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“…With respect to pregnancy among young women in South Africa, a recent study reported that between 2017 and 2021, the number of births to young teenagers aged 10–14 years increased by 48%, and the number of births to teenagers 15–19 years increased by 17.9% [ 26 ]. Previous studies in Nigeria have shown that pregnancy among young women remains a problem [ 27 , 28 ]. Adolescent pregnancy rates remained unchanged in Nigeria between 2008 and 2013 at 22.9% and 22.5%, respectively [ 28 ].…”

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“…Previous studies in Nigeria have shown that pregnancy among young women remains a problem [ 27 , 28 ]. Adolescent pregnancy rates remained unchanged in Nigeria between 2008 and 2013 at 22.9% and 22.5%, respectively [ 28 ].…”

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Chasing the Youth Dividend in Nigeria, Malawi and South Africa: What Is the Role of Poverty in Determining the Health and Health Seeking Behaviour of Young Women?

Mkwananzi

Baruwa

2022

IJERPH

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Africa’s new source of hope lies in harnessing Demographic Dividend, which may create a window of economic opportunity as fertility levels decrease if the correct policies and programmes are put in place. It has been shown that the health status of young people should be optimal for the realisation of the demographic dividend. This study examined the association between poverty and the health status and health seeking behaviour of young women (15–25), using the Demographic Health surveys of Nigeria 2013, Malawi 2015–2016, and South Africa 2015–2016. Interest variables were household and community-levels of poverty, while the outcomes were pregnancy and HIV testing and health services seeking. Results showed that in Malawi only household poverty was associated with a higher likelihood of pregnancy, while in South Africa household- and community-levels of poverty were associated with a higher likelihood of pregnancy. In Nigeria, household- and community-levels of poverty were not significantly linked to pregnancy but were associated with a lower likelihood of HIV testing and health seeking behaviour. The study shows empirical evidence of the construction of negative health outcomes in poor households and communities in Nigeria, Malawi, and South Africa. Therefore, if the demographic dividend is to be a reality in the near future, it is imperative to ensure that poverty-alleviation urgently occurs.

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“…A similar study conducted on adolescents' pregnancy as a socioeconomic challenge was done by Kombi-Inyang et al (2022) where they examined the regional trends and socioeconomic predictors of adolescent pregnancy in Nigeria. The study used pooled data from the 2008, 2013 and 2018 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS).…”

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Socioeconomic Challenges of Adolescents in Karalugwe, Adamawa State, Nigeria: A Qualitative Approach

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2022

EJDEVELOP

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The study explored socioeconomic challenges that adolescents in Karalugwe face as they grow up. These challenges form a significant aspect of adolescents’ social progression and healthy development in the pursuit of their life’s ambition and goals. Focus Group Discussion technique was used to generate responses from 33 adolescents, 15 males and 18 females who were randomly selected for discussion. Responses were recorded in a notebook and analyzed which revealed the challenges that adolescents, both in-school and out-of-school in rural areas face. The results revealed that adolescents in Karalugwe have enormous difficulty in accessing education, social amenities, health care services, clean water and security. The study concludes that rural adolescents face stiff resistance on the path to fulfilling their life’s ambition. In order to have equal opportunities for all, it is important that the gap arising from low level socioeconomic conditions of adolescents in rural areas be minimized by providing means and facilities for accessing quality education, efficient and affordable health care, social amenities, roads infrastructure and security. Infrastructural development such as roads and provision of social amenities would be required to close the gap between rural and urban adolescent’s lives in terms of socioeconomic progress that would facilitate easy flow of information, goods and services including people who produce them.

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Regional Trends and Socioeconomic Predictors of Adolescent Pregnancy in Nigeria: A Nationwide Study

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References 29 publications

Causes, enablers and perceived solutions to teenage pregnancy: a qualitative study in a South-Western State in Nigeria

Causes, enablers and perceived solutions to teenage pregnancy: a qualitative study in a South-Western State in Nigeria

Chasing the Youth Dividend in Nigeria, Malawi and South Africa: What Is the Role of Poverty in Determining the Health and Health Seeking Behaviour of Young Women?

Socioeconomic Challenges of Adolescents in Karalugwe, Adamawa State, Nigeria: A Qualitative Approach

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