Faculty of Public Health, Thammasat University, Pathum Thani 12120, Thailand.
Tamale Teaching Hospital, Ministry of Health, Tamale P.O. Box TL 16, Ghana.
Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Dec 29;20(1):605. doi: 10.3390/ijerph20010605.
There is a high incidence of adolescent pregnancy in West Africa. The objective of this study is to highlight the health impacts of adolescent pregnancy through a systematic review. A search was conducted in the electronic databases of Google, Google Scholar, SCOPUS, EBSCO, CINAHL, Web of Science, African Journals Online (AJOL), and the Demographic Health Surveys (DHS) Program. The study found anemia, complications of pregnancy, obstetric and gynecological risks, unsafe abortions, and psychological effects to adversely impact the health of adolescent girls in Ghana, Liberia, and Nigeria. Pregnancy could be deleterious to the health and well-being of adolescent girls in various forms. In addition, adolescent pregnancy could expose adolescent girls to gender-based violence, exclusions, and inequities, be detrimental to upholding women's sexual and reproductive health rights, and could also have implications for Sustainable Development Goal 3. Targeted interventions to prevent pregnancy in young women and mitigate these effects by stakeholders are encouraged.
西非青少年妊娠发生率很高。本研究旨在通过系统评价强调青少年妊娠对健康的影响。在 Google、Google Scholar、SCOPUS、EBSCO、CINAHL、Web of Science、African Journals Online (AJOL) 和人口健康调查 (DHS) 计划的电子数据库中进行了检索。研究发现，加纳、利比里亚和尼日利亚的青少年女孩因贫血、妊娠并发症、产科和妇科风险、不安全堕胎和心理影响而健康状况恶化。妊娠可能以各种形式对青少年女孩的健康和幸福造成危害。此外，青少年妊娠可能使青少年女孩面临基于性别的暴力、排斥和不平等，不利于维护妇女的性健康和生殖健康权利，也可能对可持续发展目标 3 产生影响。鼓励利益攸关方采取有针对性的干预措施，防止年轻女性怀孕，并减轻这些影响。
