Pregnancy outcome of adolescent marriage within 5 years of marriage

Abstract EN

A secondary analysis 0! a sub-sample of the Egyptian Demographic Health Survey (EDHS-95) data set was undertaken to compare between the pregnancy outcomes of 75-19years old 'married adolescent girls' and 20-24 years old 'young adult women' who married in their twenties, within 5 years of marriage.

Both groups showed differences in their social and demographic background, antenatal, natal, contraceptive t*se.

Married girls reside mainly in rural areas and are much lower in their educational level as well as their husbands.

Antenatal care use was significantly tower among girls than the young adult women being 45% and 60% respectively.

Home deliveries are still very common and different among both group being 51% and 02% respectively.

young adult women are different in their timing to use a modern contraceptive for first time, using it at a higher percentage in particular after having the first child The tradition that contraceptives are not used until the birth of one child is strongly prevailing despite the marked educational differences between both groups However despite all the differences mentioned no differences in pregnancy outcomes were observed In both group and even cesarean section rate of the birth was double in the 'young adult women' compared to 'married adolescent' being 12% and 6% respectively (P=l)M4).