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    Determinants of Adolescent Fertility in Oromia National Regional State of Ethiopia
    (2021-09) Teklu, Lidia; Mahmoud, Emebet MSc
    BACKGROUND: Adolescent pregnancy and fertility are often discussed in literature as causes of health concern and as a social problem. High teenage fertility is recognized as a worldwide challenge given its adverse consequences. In sub-Saharan Africa, adolescent childbearing remains common. Maternal and child mortality is greatly affected by adolescent pregnancy and contribute hugely to the vicious cycle of ill-health and poverty. OBJECTIVES: To examine the determinants of adolescent fertility in Oromia National Regional State of Ethiopia. METHODS: A cross-sectional sample survey design using stratified cluster sampling method by the Ethiopian Demographic Health Survey 2016 (EDHS-2016) was used. After the data for adolescents aged from 15 to 19 years were extracted from the large data set, descriptive statistics and logistic regression were done. Multivariable logistic regression model was fitted to identify socio demographic and economic determinants of adolescent fertility. RESULTS: A total of 415 adolescent girls from Oromia regional state were included in the selected sample in EDHS-2016. The prevalence of adolescent girls who ever had a child or pregnant was 17 %. Adolescents who had no education and primary education were 5.5 and 5.3 times more likely to have a child or be pregnant than those with secondary and above education respectively. [AOR=5.5; 95%CI (1.38,22.29)] [AOR=5.3; 95% CI (1.53,18.46)] Those ever married adolescents were 138 times more likely to have a child or be pregnant than never married adolescents. [AOR=138.7; 95% CI (70.83, 271.83) CONCLUSION: A considerable proportion of female adolescents in Oromia regional state had a child or was pregnant already. Being married and at low level of education were significant predictors of adolescents’ fertility status. In addition even though almost universally adolescents know about contraceptives (97%) utilization level is very low (4%). RECOMMENDATION: Concerned stakeholders should work towards supporting girls’ education and delaying marriage of adolescent girls