"I was tricked": understanding reasons for unintended pregnancy among sexually active adolescent girls

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作者
Ajayi, Anthony Idowu [1 ]
Odunga, Sally Atieno [1 ]
Oduor, Clement [1 ]
Ouedraogo, Ramatou [1 ]
Ushie, Boniface Ayanbekongshie [1 ]
Wado, Yohannes Dibaba [1 ]
机构
[1] African Populat & Hlth Res Ctr, Populat Dynam & Sexual & Reprod Hlth, Off Kirawa Rd, Manga Close, Kenya
关键词
Unintended pregnancy; Teenage pregnancy; Adolescent girls; Contraceptives;
D O I
10.1186/s12978-021-01078-y
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R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
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1004 ; 120402 ;
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BackgroundWhile the Kenya government is mobilizing high-level strategies to end adolescent pregnancy by 2030, a clear understanding of drivers of early unintended pregnancy in the country is a necessary precursor. In this study, we determine the prevalence, associated factors, and reasons for unintended pregnancy among sexually active adolescent girls (aged 15-19 in two Kenya counties with the highest rate of teenage pregnancy.MethodsWe used the "In Their Hands" (ITH) program's baseline evaluation data. The study adopted a mixed-methods design with 1110 sexually active adolescent girls in the quantitative component and 19 girls who were either pregnant or nursing a child in the qualitative. We used adjusted and unadjusted logistic regression to model factors associated with unintended pregnancy among respondents. We used a thematic analysis of qualitative data to examine girls' reasons for having unintended pregnancy.ResultsOverall, 42% of respondents have had an unintended pregnancy; however, higher proportions were observed among girls who were 19 years (49.4%), double orphans (53.6%), never used contraceptive (49.9%), out-of-school (53.8%), and married (55.6%). After adjusting for relevant covariates, the odds of unintended pregnancy were higher among girls who resided in rural areas (AOR 1.64, 95% CI 1.22-2.20), had primary or no formal education (AOR 1.50 95% CI 1.11-2.02), and had never used contraceptive (AOR 1.69 95% CI 1.25-2.29) compared with their counterparts. Current school attendance was associated with a 66% reduction in the probability of having an unintended pregnancy. Participants of the qualitative study stated that the desire to maintain a relationship, poor contraceptive knowledge, misinformation about contraceptive side effects, and lack of trusted mentors were the main reasons for their unintended pregnancies.ConclusionA massive burden of unintended pregnancy exists among sexually active adolescent girls in the study setting. Adolescent boys and girls need better access to sexuality education and contraceptives in the study setting to reduce early unintended pregnancy. ResumeContexteAlors que le gouvernement kenyan deploie des strategies de haut niveau pour mettre fin aux grossesses chez les adolescentes d'ici 2030, il est necessaire de bien cerner les facteurs qui favorisent les grossesses precoces non planifiees dans le pays. Dans cette etude, nous determinons la prevalence, les facteurs associes et les causes des grossesses non planifiees chez les adolescentes sexuellement actives (agees de 15 a 19 ans) dans deux comtes du Kenya oU le taux de grossesse adolescente est le plus eleve.MethodologieNous avons utilise les donnees d'evaluation de base du programme << In Their Hands >> (ITH). L'etude a adopte une approche mixte comprenant 1110 adolescentes sexuellement actives dans la composante quantitative et 19 adolescentes enceintes ou allaitantes dans la composante qualitative. Nous avons utilise une regression logistique ajustee et non ajustee pour modeliser les facteurs associes a une grossesse non planifiee chez les repondantes. Pour ce qui est des donnees qualitatives, nous avons procede a une analyse thematique afin d'examiner les facteurs expliquant les grossesses non planifiees chez les filles. ResultatsGlobalement, 42 % des repondantes ont vecu une grossesse non planifiee ; toutefois, des proportions plus elevees ont ete observees chez les filles agees de 19 ans (49,4 %), celles doublement orphelines (53,6 %), celles qui n'ont jamais utilise de moyens contraceptifs (49,9 %), celles non scolarisees (53,8 %) et chez celles qui etaient mariees (55,6 %). Apres ajustement des covariables pertinentes, les probabilites de grossesse non planifiee etaient plus elevees chez les filles qui residaient dans des zones rurales (AOR:1,64, IC 95%:1,22-2,20), avaient un niveau d'education primaire ou aucune education formelle (AOR:1,50 IC 95%:1,11-2,02), et n'avaient jamais utilise de contraceptifs (AOR:1,69 IC 95%-1,25-2,29) par rapport a leurs congeneres. La frequentation scolaire actuelle etait associee a une reduction de 66 % de la probabilite d'etre confrontee a une grossesse non planifiee. Les participantes a l'etude qualitative ont declare que le desir d'entretenir une relation, une mauvaise connaissance des contraceptifs, de fausses informations sur les effets secondaires des contraceptifs et le manque de mentors de confiance etaient les principales raisons de leurs grossesses non planifiees.ConclusionUn lourd fardeau lie aux grossesses non desirees existe parmi les adolescentes sexuellement actives de la zone etudiee. Les adolescents, garcons et filles, doivent avoir un meilleur acces a l'education sexuelle et aux contraceptifs dans la zone etudiee afin de reduire les grossesses non planifiees precoces.
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