Teenage pregnancy is very common in Ethiopia, and it is an important demographic factor making the country the second most populous in Africa, with a total population of around 102 million in 2016.
According to the EDHS 2016 finding, the prevalence of teenage pregnancy is 13%. It varies depending on residence, urban 5%, and rural 15%. Moreover, disparities are seen across regions, with the highest 23% in Afar, 8% in Amhara, and the lowest 3% in Addis Ababa. Literature showed different sociodemographic, cultural, and other individual factors were associated with teenage pregnancy. Approximately 90% of teenage pregnancies in the developing world are of girls who are married, owing to their high exposure to sex and pressure to conceive quickly after marriage. As a result, the majority (75%) of married teenage pregnancies are planned. Employment status, poverty, marital status, type of occupation, culture, peer pressure, early marriage, forced marriage, rape, and the need for a dowry were factors associated with teenage pregnancy in recorded literature.
Studies have shown that teenage pregnancy has poor maternal and perinatal health outcomes. Complications during pregnancy and childbirth are the second cause of death for 15-19-year-old girls globally. Every year, some 3 million girls aged 15 to 19 undergo unsafe abortions. Babies born to adolescent mothers face a substantially high risk of dying than those born to women aged 20 to 24.
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