Prevalence, trend and determinants of adolescent childbearing in Burundi: a multilevel analysis of the 1987 to 2016–17 Burundi Demographic and Health Surveys data

Background Very little is known about factors influencing adolescent childbearing despite an upward trend in adolescent childbearing prevalence in Burundi, and its perceived implications on the rapid population growth and ill-health of young mothers and their babies. To adress this gap, this study a...

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Published in:BMC pregnancy and childbirth 2022-09, Vol.22 (1), p.1-673, Article 673
Main Authors: Nibaruta, Jean Claude, Kamana, Bella, Chahboune, Mohamed, Chebabe, Milouda, Elmadani, Saad, Turman, Jack E., Guennouni, Morad, Amor, Hakima, Baali, Abdellatif, Elkhoudri, Noureddine
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Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Birth weight
Burundi
Childbearing
Children & youth
Determinants
Girls
Households
Marriage
Maternal mortality
Mothers
Multilevel analysis
Population growth
Poverty
Pregnancy
Regression analysis
Statistical analysis
Teenage parents
Teenagers
Variables
Womens health
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Summary:Background Very little is known about factors influencing adolescent childbearing despite an upward trend in adolescent childbearing prevalence in Burundi, and its perceived implications on the rapid population growth and ill-health of young mothers and their babies. To adress this gap, this study aimed to examine the prevalence, trends and determinants of adolescent childbearing in Burundi. Methods Secondary analyses of the 1987, 2010 and 2016–17 Burundi Demographic and Health Surveys (BDHS) data were conducted using STATA. Weighted samples of 731 (1987 BDHS), 2359 (2010 BDHS) and 3859 (2016-17BDHS) adolescent girls aged 15–19 years old were used for descriptive and trend analyses. Both bivariable and multivariable two-level logistic regression analyses were performed to identify the main factors associated with adolescent childbearing using only the 2016–17 BDHS data. Results The prevalence of adolescent childbearing increased from 5.9% in 1987 to 8.3% in 2016/17. Factors such as adolescent girls aged 18–19 years old (aOR =5.85, 95% CI: 3.54–9.65, p 
ISSN:1471-2393
1471-2393
DOI:10.1186/s12884-022-05009-y