Teenage Pregnancy and Obstetrics Complications in Aba, Nigeria

A study on the incidence and complication pattern of teenage pregnancy was conducted in Aba, Abia State, Nigeria using six randomly selected hospitals and health institutions between March and September 1999. The analysis covered all teenage pregnancies reported to the selected health institutions. A total of 4868 pregnancies were recorded, out of this, teenage pregnancies were reported in 365 (7.5%) cases. Three hundred and twenty five (89.0%) out of 365 cases developed one form of complication or the other ranging from anaemia 31.4%, pregnancy induced hypertension (PIH) 15.1% and urinary tract infection 14.2%. Other complications recorded were post partum Haemorrhage (PPH) 8.6%, Ante-partum haemorrhage (APH) 8.0% etc. The socio-economic, an public health implications of teenage pregnancy was discussed. Key Words: Incidence, Complications and Public Health Implications/Impact of Teenage Pregnancy. Jnl of Medical Investigation and Practice Vol.2 2001: 52-5