Institut Supérieur des Sciences de la Population (ISSP), Université Joseph Ki-Zerbo, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
Université du Québec en Outaouais, Saint-Jérôme, Canada.
Afr J Reprod Health. 2024 Aug 31;28(8s):145-154. doi: 10.29063/ajrh2024/v28i8s.17.
This study aims to measure the level of entry into motherhood among internally displaced adolescent girls in Kaya and Kongoussi communes, Burkina Faso, and to analyze the factors associated with it. Data were collected from 404 adolescent girls aged 12-19 years in a cross-sectional survey conducted between July and August 2021. The proportion of internally displaced adolescent girls who had started childbearing was 26.5%. Age, marital status and current use of modern contraception were found to be significantly associated with entry into motherhood among internally displaced adolescent girls. Marital status mediates the effect of religion and employment on entry of the adolescents into motherhood. The results suggest that actions aimed at preventing early marriage and improving employment opportunities among adolescent girls could potentially prevent their early entry into motherhood.
本研究旨在衡量布基纳法索卡亚和贡戈斯两个社区中境内流离失所的少女的生育初潮水平，并分析与之相关的因素。数据来自于 2021 年 7 月至 8 月间开展的一项横断面调查，共纳入了 404 名 12-19 岁的少女。结果显示，开始生育的境内流离失所少女比例为 26.5%。年龄、婚姻状况和当前使用现代避孕措施与境内流离失所少女的生育初潮显著相关。婚姻状况在宗教和就业对少女生育初潮的影响中起中介作用。研究结果表明，旨在预防少女早婚和改善少女就业机会的行动，可能有助于防止她们过早生育。
