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Basic maternal health care coverage among adolescents in 22 sub-Saharan African countries with high adolescent birth rate.

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Background

In the sub-Saharan Africa region, the adolescent birth rate is the highest in the world, estimated at 100.5 births per 1000 women aged 15 to 19 years, and 2.4 times greater than the global average. This analysis examines coverage levels and gaps in basic maternal health care for adolescent mothers living in this region.

Methods

We used data from national Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) conducted between 2010 and 2016 in 22 of the sub-Saharan African Countdown to 2030 priority countries with adolescent birth rates above 100 in 2016. We analyzed 11 indicators of coverage of key services provided during the pre-pregnancy, pregnancy, delivery and postnatal period. We described the coverage level among adolescent girls aged 15-19 and women aged 20-49 for basic indicators in the continuum of care. We conducted a multilevel random effect logistic regression to quantify the association between the receipt of basic package of maternal care and woman's socio-demographic and socio-economic characteristics.

Results

The median coverage of the basic package of maternal care among adolescents was extremely low, at 9.3%. Adolescent mothers who were in the highest household wealth quintile (odds ratio OR?=?2.44, 95% confidence interval (CI)?=?2.23-2.68), living in an urban area (OR?=?1.25, 95% CI?=?1.18-1.33) and having secondary education (OR?=?1.61, 95% CI?=?1.50-1.73) had greater odds of receiving the basic package of maternal health care as compared to those in the lowest wealth quintile, living in rural areas, and with no education respectively. Adolescent girls aged 15-17 and 18-19 had respectively 26% (OR?=?0.74, 95% CI?=?0.67-0.82) and 9% (OR?=?0.91, 95% CI?=?0.84-0.98) lower odds of receiving the basic package compared to women 20-49 years old. Child brides had 12% (OR?=?0.88, 95% CI?=?0.84-0.93) lower odds of receiving the basic package compared to women who were married after the age of 18.

Conclusion

Coverage of basic maternal health care for adolescent mothers is inadequate in the countries with the highest adolescent birth rates in the world. Addressing the reproductive and maternal health needs of adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa is of critical importance, especially given projections that this region will experience the highest increases in adolescent births in the coming decades.

SUBMITTER: Carvajal L

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7719354 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

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Basic maternal health care coverage among adolescents in 22 sub-Saharan African countries with high adolescent birth rate.

Carvajal Liliana L Wilson Emily E Harris Requejo Jennifer J Newby Holly H de Carvalho Eriksson Cristina C Liang Mengjia M Dennis Mardieh M Gohar Fatima F Simen-Kapeu Aline A Idele Priscilla P Amouzou Agbessi A

Journal of global health 20201201 2

<h4>Background</h4>In the sub-Saharan Africa region, the adolescent birth rate is the highest in the world, estimated at 100.5 births per 1000 women aged 15 to 19 years, and 2.4 times greater than the global average. This analysis examines coverage levels and gaps in basic maternal health care for adolescent mothers living in this region.<h4>Methods</h4>We used data from national Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) conducted between 2010 and 2016 in ...[more]

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