Prevalence and associated factors with school-based pregnancies in Benin in 2021.
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School-based, pregnancies, factors, Benin.Abstract
Girls' education, recognized as an essential pillar of sustainable development, is sometimes handicapped by the phenomenon of pregnancy in schools. The. The objective of our study is to study the prevalence and factors associated with school pregnancy in Benin in 2021. This was a cross-sectional survey conducted in 2021 and involved girls who benefited from Benin's Sexual Health Education (SHE) project. They were selected using a probabilistic method. Explanatory variables included sociodemographic, behavioral, and reproductive history characteristics. A logistic regression model was used to identify factors associated with school pregnancy. The significance level was 5%. The study included 3652 girls. The mean age was 17.47 ± 2.35 years with extremes of 11 and 24 years. The prevalence of school pregnancy was 5.61% among all girls surveyed and 15.99% among sexually active girls. Factors associated with school-based pregnancy included age ≥20 years; (OR=3.79; CI95%: 2.56-5.62) ,belonging to the collines (OR=2.78; CI95% 1.10-7.02) and atlantique departments (OR=2.83; CI95% 1.13-7.10), not living with both parents (OR=0.57; CI95% 0.38-0.86), frequent prostitution (OR=3.10; CI95% 1.31-7.33) or sometimes (OR = 2.61; CI95% 1.13-6.00), poor or insufficient parental control (OR = 2.42; CI95% 1.58-3.69), and low socioeconomic level of the home household (OR = 1.75; CI95% 1.02-3.01). The phenomenon of pregnancy in schools in Benin is a reality. This study provides evidence to decision-makers at different levels for an efficient fight.
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