Abstract
Introduction: Teenage pregnancy is a global public health concern with wide-ranging consequences for adolescent mothers, their families, and society at large. By investigating sociodemographic factors, contraceptive knowledge, and family dynamics, this study aimed to gain a comprehensive understanding of the factors contributing to teenage pregnancy in Nadia district, West Bengal, India.
Materials & method: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 232 pregnant women of Chakdaha block. The study participants were selected by simple random sampling from the line list available at the sub-centres. The Chakdaha block of Nadia district was chosen by multistage sampling. All the pregnant women thus included in the study were interviewed after taking informed consent with a pretested, pre-designed, semi-structured schedule prepared in Google survey form. Collected data were entered in MS Excel, and then analysed using SPSS version 20.0.
Results: The prevalence of teenage pregnancy was found to be 22% in the Nadia district. The factors significantly associated with teenage pregnancy were younger age at marriage (AOR 30.04; 95% C.I: 15.75-73.53), living in a joint family (AOR 16.94; 95% C.I: 1.45-97.37), being a primigravida (AOR 9.28; 95% C.I: 3.33-25.91), and having a younger (years) husband (AOR 3.24; 95% C.I: 1.00-10.40).
Conclusions: Comprehensive education, social support, and awareness programs are needed to address the determinants of teenage pregnancy and promote reproductive health among adolescents in this region.
Acknowledgements
The authors sincerely acknowledge the technical support provided by the Director, Dean, and other faculties of the Institute of Public Health, Kalyani throughout the study. The authors also acknowledge the support provided by the concerned health personnel of the district and state.
Recommended Citation
Sultana A, Pal J, Mandal P, Ghosh M. A Cross-sectional Study on Teenage Pregnancy and its Associated Factors in a District of Eastern India. The Internet Journal of Allied Health Sciences and Practice. 2025 Oct 15;23(4), Article 21.
