Department of Surgery Tamale Teaching Hospital, P.O. Box TL 16, Tamale, Ghana.
Hasbi Research Consultancy, Tamale, Ghana.
Biomed Res Int. 2024 Aug 7;2024:3237882. doi: 10.1155/2024/3237882. eCollection 2024.
Adolescent pregnancies continue to be a global issue that affects more high-income, middle-income, and then low-income countries, with the latter experiencing the majority of cases. The current study looked into the prevalence and variables predicting adolescent childbearing in Ghana. Data from the Ghana Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) 2017-2018 was used to conduct an analytical cross-sectional study. The results were examined with SPSS Version 20 (IBM Corp., 2011, and NY). Pearson's chi-square and binary logistics analyses were done for associations. A value of 0.05 was used to determine the analysis's statistical significance. The total number of adolescents isolated from the 2017 Ghana MICS dataset for this study analysis was 2974. The mean age of the study participants was 16.9 ± 1.4 years with a modal age of 15 years. The prevalence of adolescent childbearing according to this study analysis was 12.3%. The predictive factors for adolescent childbearing were increasing age, decreasing educational level, Volta regional originality, ethnic originality of the study participants, and low economic status. The prevalence of adolescent childbearing in this study was significant and needs the attention of all. Programs to improve adolescent reproductive health must take into account multiple levels of elements, such as the individual, family, community, institutions, national, and international challenges that have an impact on such programs.
青少年怀孕仍然是一个全球性问题，影响到越来越多的高收入、中等收入和低收入国家，而后者则经历了大多数案例。本研究调查了加纳青少年生育的流行率和预测因素。使用 2017-2018 年加纳多指标类集调查（MICS）的数据进行了分析性横断面研究。使用 SPSS 版本 20（IBM Corp.，2011 年，NY）对结果进行了检查。采用 Pearson's chi-square 和二元逻辑分析来关联。使用 0.05 值来确定分析的统计学意义。从 2017 年加纳 MICS 数据集确定了本研究分析的 2974 名青少年。研究参与者的平均年龄为 16.9 ± 1.4 岁，模态年龄为 15 岁。根据本研究分析，青少年生育的流行率为 12.3%。青少年生育的预测因素是年龄增加、教育水平降低、沃尔特地区的原始性、研究参与者的民族原始性以及经济地位低下。本研究中青少年生育的流行率显著，需要引起所有人的关注。改善青少年生殖健康的计划必须考虑到多个层面的因素，如个体、家庭、社区、机构、国家和国际挑战，这些因素都会对这些计划产生影响。
