Publication: Trend of Teenage Pregnancy and its Adverse Outcome at Rapti Academy of Health Sciences, Dang District, Lumbini Province
| creativeworkseries.issn | ISSN 3059-9156 (Print), ISSN 3059-9164 (Online) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lamichhane, Bikash | |
| dc.contributor.author | Lamichhane, Basant | |
| dc.contributor.author | Darlami, Radha | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kunwar, Shishir | |
| dc.contributor.author | Bhattarai, Stuti | |
| dc.contributor.author | Gautam, Ajaya Raj | |
| dc.contributor.author | Pokhrel, Bishal | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-12-31T08:36:31Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-12-31T08:36:31Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2024 | |
| dc.description | Bikash Lamichhane Vice-Chancellor, Rapti Academy of Health Sciences, Ghorahi, Dang, Nepal. Basant Lamichhane Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rapti Academy of Health Sciences, Ghorahi, Dang, Nepal. Radha Darlami IRC, Rapti Academy of Health Sciences, Ghorahi, Dang, Nepal. Shishir Kunwar Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Rapti Academy of Health Sciences, Ghorahi, Dang, Nepal. Stuti Bhattarai Research Assistant, Rapti Academy of Health Sciences, Ghorahi, Dang, Nepal. Ajaya Raj Gautam Department of Internal Medicine, Rapti Academy of Health Sciences, Ghorahi, Dang, Nepal. Bishal Pokhrel Department of Community Medicine, Rapti Academy of Health Sciences, Ghorahi, Dang, Nepal. | |
| dc.description.abstract | Abstract: Introduction: Teenage pregnancy is defined as a pregnancy in a girl who is 10-19 years of age. In Nepal, adolescents aged 10 to 19 comprise 6.4 million of the population. The most common maternal complications in teenage pregnancy were hypertensive disorders, preterm birth and low birth weight. Teenage pregnancy has negative effects on the health outcomes of both the mother and the newborn. So, this study was conducted to describing the trend of teenage pregnancy and its outcome at a tertiary care hospital in the Dang district. Methods: A retrospective, cross-sectional study was conducted at Rapti Academy of Health Sciences (RAHS). Ethical approval was taken from the Nepal Health Research Council (NHRC). Data was retrieved from January 2018 to December 2022 from the hospital Central Admission Register and maternity register record. The total 1097 records of teenage deliveries were taken as a whole sampling. Data entry was done in Microsoft Excel and point estimate at 95% CI was calculated along with frequency and percentage. Results: Total 1097 teenage deliveries were conducted in five years where maximum teenage deliveries were of 19 years (41.2%). Among teenage delivery, live birth delivery was 89.9%. Significant tear was found in 264 teenage deliveries (95.0%) as a maternal complication. Conclusion: The trend of teenage pregnancy was in decreasing trend over five years in RAHS, Dang. Preterm delivery, Perineal tear, and Spontaneous abortion were common complications seen in pregnancy. Further awareness and health education programs helps to reduce the teenage pregnancy | |
| dc.identifier | https://doi.org/10.70027/jrahs14 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14572/3958 | |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | |
| dc.publisher | Rapti Academy of Health Sciences (RAHS) | |
| dc.subject | Teenage | |
| dc.subject | Teenage pregnancy | |
| dc.subject | RAHS | |
| dc.title | Trend of Teenage Pregnancy and its Adverse Outcome at Rapti Academy of Health Sciences, Dang District, Lumbini Province | |
| dc.type | Article | |
| dspace.entity.type | Publication | |
| local.article.type | Original Article | |
| oaire.citation.endPage | 36 | |
| oaire.citation.startPage | 33 | |
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