Teenage Pregnancy Patterns and Experience in SidoonTown, River Nile state, Sudan, 2022

Abstract

Background: Teenage is a stage of physical and mental human development that occurs between childhood and adulthood. Teenage pregnancy is a global public health problem that affects the physical and emotional health.Teenage pregnancy is linked with many risk factors that affect the health of the mother and the outcome, as spontaneous abortions, as well as neonatal and maternal mortality and morbidity.Objective: to study issues related to teenage pregnancy patterns and experience. Methodology: This study adopted a descriptive cross-sectional community-based design. The study was conducted among a sample of 205 women using the simple random sampling method of the teenagers living inSidoon Townof the River Nile state. The data required for the purposes of the study were collected using structured face-to-face interviews. The data were analyzed using SPSS, version 23 and suitable descriptive and inferential statistical methodswere used, and P