Abstract:
Background: Teenage pregnancy is a global issue raising concerns for all who are interested in the health and well-being of young women and their children. Teenage pregnancy remains a major contributor to maternal and child mortality. Complications relating to pregnancy and childbirth are the leading cause of death for girls aged 15-19 globally.
Objective: The aim of this study was to assess prevalence of teenage pregnancy and associated factors among adolescent girls at Akaki Kality sub city, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2024.
Methods: Community based cross sectional study design was employed among selected households of Akaki Kaliti Sub-city of Addis Ababa between April 15 to May 15, 2024. A total of 533 study participants were included using multi stage sampling techniques. Data was collected using pretested interviewer administered structured questionnaire. Both descriptive and inferential statistics were done and displayed by texts, tables and figures. Binary logistic regression model was used to see the association between dependent and independent variables. Odds ratio with their 95% confidence level were computed to test the strength of association and P-value<0.05 was used to declare statistically significant variables on the final model.
Result; A total of 533 teenagers were included in the study and the response rate was 100%. The mean age of teenagers was 17.10(±1.4SD) year.Among the respondents 203(38.1%) of them ever had sexual intercourse and from those respondents, the prevalence of teenage pregnancy was 125(23.5%).From those respondents who have ever been pregnant, 27(5.1%) was planned pregnancy and 96(18%) was unplanned pregnancy. Among sexually active respondents, 355(66.6%) have awareness about contraceptive and 178(33.4%) have no awareness about contraceptive. Teenage pregnancy was significantly associated with being age 18, alcohol consumption and not using contraceptive because of negative attitude of HCPs about teenager’s contraceptive.
Conclusion and recommendation: -The overall prevalence of teenage pregnancy at Akaki Kality sub city was 125 (23.5 %.) Future studies should incorporate qualitative studies to overcome the present study limitations
