Prevalence of Teenage Pregnancy in A Community Hospital of Rural Nepal: A Cross-sectional Study

© 2019 Journal of Nepal Medical Association. All rights reserved. Introduction: Teenage pregnancy is a public health concern. Maternal and neonatal health outcomes are negatively impacted in teenage pregnancy. The objective of the study is to find the prevalence of teenage pregnancy in a community h...

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Main Authors: Muna Maharjan, Niresh Thapa, Narayani Maharjan, Pabita Rai, Prakash Pun, Marcia A. Petrini, Jiong Yang
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spelling th-cmuir.6653943832-667202019-09-16T12:56:55Z Prevalence of Teenage Pregnancy in A Community Hospital of Rural Nepal: A Cross-sectional Study Muna Maharjan Niresh Thapa Narayani Maharjan Pabita Rai Prakash Pun Marcia A. Petrini Jiong Yang Medicine © 2019 Journal of Nepal Medical Association. All rights reserved. Introduction: Teenage pregnancy is a public health concern. Maternal and neonatal health outcomes are negatively impacted in teenage pregnancy. The objective of the study is to find the prevalence of teenage pregnancy in a community hospital of rural Nepal. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at Okhaldhunga Community Hospital, Okhaldhunga, Nepal. Ethical approval was taken from the Institutional Review Committee of the hospital. Data were retrieved from July 2007 to July 2017 from the hospital record books. The total of 7054 records of deliveries were reviewed from the hospital records and whole sampling was done. Subgroup analysis was done on basis of age, ethnicity, gravida, para, period of gestation, mode of delivery, maternal or neonatal complications and birth weight. Data entry was done in Microsoft Excel and point estimate at 95% CI was calculated along with frequancy and proportion for binary data. Results: The total of 7054 deliveries were conducted in ten years among which 2050 (29.06%) were teenage deliveries at the 95% CI (28.52 to 29.06). The highest percentage of teenage delivery was found among Janajati ethnicity of 1056 (53.3%). Amongst teenage delivery, a significant tear was found in 157 (7.9%) as a maternal complication. Perinatal deaths were found in 27 (1.4%). Conclusions: The trend of teenage pregnancy remains almost same over ten years in the Okhaldhunga Community Hospital. The overall prevalence of teenage delivery is higher than the national figure. Low birth weight babies, premature delivery, perineal and cervical tears were the common complications. Further health education and awareness programs might help to reduce the teenage pregnancy rate. 2019-09-16T12:56:55Z 2019-09-16T12:56:55Z 2019-05-01 Journal 00282715 2-s2.0-85071777351 10.31729/jnma.4083 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85071777351&origin=inward http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/66720
institution Chiang Mai University
building Chiang Mai University Library
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Muna Maharjan
Niresh Thapa
Narayani Maharjan
Pabita Rai
Prakash Pun
Marcia A. Petrini
Jiong Yang
Prevalence of Teenage Pregnancy in A Community Hospital of Rural Nepal: A Cross-sectional Study
description © 2019 Journal of Nepal Medical Association. All rights reserved. Introduction: Teenage pregnancy is a public health concern. Maternal and neonatal health outcomes are negatively impacted in teenage pregnancy. The objective of the study is to find the prevalence of teenage pregnancy in a community hospital of rural Nepal. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at Okhaldhunga Community Hospital, Okhaldhunga, Nepal. Ethical approval was taken from the Institutional Review Committee of the hospital. Data were retrieved from July 2007 to July 2017 from the hospital record books. The total of 7054 records of deliveries were reviewed from the hospital records and whole sampling was done. Subgroup analysis was done on basis of age, ethnicity, gravida, para, period of gestation, mode of delivery, maternal or neonatal complications and birth weight. Data entry was done in Microsoft Excel and point estimate at 95% CI was calculated along with frequancy and proportion for binary data. Results: The total of 7054 deliveries were conducted in ten years among which 2050 (29.06%) were teenage deliveries at the 95% CI (28.52 to 29.06). The highest percentage of teenage delivery was found among Janajati ethnicity of 1056 (53.3%). Amongst teenage delivery, a significant tear was found in 157 (7.9%) as a maternal complication. Perinatal deaths were found in 27 (1.4%). Conclusions: The trend of teenage pregnancy remains almost same over ten years in the Okhaldhunga Community Hospital. The overall prevalence of teenage delivery is higher than the national figure. Low birth weight babies, premature delivery, perineal and cervical tears were the common complications. Further health education and awareness programs might help to reduce the teenage pregnancy rate.
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author Muna Maharjan
Niresh Thapa
Narayani Maharjan
Pabita Rai
Prakash Pun
Marcia A. Petrini
Jiong Yang
author_facet Muna Maharjan
Niresh Thapa
Narayani Maharjan
Pabita Rai
Prakash Pun
Marcia A. Petrini
Jiong Yang
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title Prevalence of Teenage Pregnancy in A Community Hospital of Rural Nepal: A Cross-sectional Study
title_short Prevalence of Teenage Pregnancy in A Community Hospital of Rural Nepal: A Cross-sectional Study
title_full Prevalence of Teenage Pregnancy in A Community Hospital of Rural Nepal: A Cross-sectional Study
title_fullStr Prevalence of Teenage Pregnancy in A Community Hospital of Rural Nepal: A Cross-sectional Study
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence of Teenage Pregnancy in A Community Hospital of Rural Nepal: A Cross-sectional Study
title_sort prevalence of teenage pregnancy in a community hospital of rural nepal: a cross-sectional study
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