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Table 2 Characteristics of included studies

From: Maternal health service utilisation of adolescent women in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic scoping review

No

Authors/Year

Country of study

Sample size

Type of care

Outcome measured

Study design/data collection method

Data Analysis

Theoretical Approach

1

[24]

Ethiopia

994 women aged between 14 and 19

ANC

Factors influencing the utilisation of ANC

Survey/ Quantitative

Bivariate and multivariate analyses

N/A

2

[25]

Kenya

1675 women aged 15–24

ANC

Relationship between timing of first (ANC) visit and type of delivery assistance

Survey/ Quantitative

Multivariate logistic regression

N/A

3

[16]

Nigeria

2434 married adolescents aged 15–19

ANC, Delivery and PNC

Factors associated with maternity services

Survey/ Quantitative

Pearson chi-square test and binary logistic regression

N/A

4

[26]

Mali

1646 adolescent mothers age 15–19

ANC, Delivery and PNC

Factors associated with the utilisation of maternal services

Survey/Quantitative

Bivariate and multivariate analyses

N/A

5

[27]

Zimbabwe

80 adolescent mothers aged 19 or younger

ANC

Factors influencing adolescents‘ non-utilisation of ANC services

Quantitative

Descriptive (Frequency and proportion

Health belief model

6

[28]

Niger

934 adolescent mothers aged 15–19

ANC, Safe delivery and Immunization

Potential factors associated with the utilisation of MCH care services

Survey/Quantitative

Multivariate logistic regression models

N/A

7

[29]

Malawi

615 adolescents aged 10–19 years

ANC

Why antenatal care (ANC) programs for adolescents may need to be improved?

Quantitative

Chi-square test and binary logistic regression

N/A

8

[30]

Tanzania

N = 440

ANC

Factors influencing early and late ANC attendance

Quantitative

logistic regression models

N/A

9

[31]

Sub-Saharan Africa

Data from 20 countries (total of 74,559 births)

Safe delivery

Perceived size of newborn and caesarean section deliveries among teenagers

Quantitative and comparative study

Multiple logistic regression models

N/A

10

[32]

Swaziland

N = 33 pregnant adolescent mothers

Safe delivery and PNC

Quality of maternity care

Quantitative and qualitative

Content analysis

Donabedian’s (1988) model

11

[33]

South Africa

N = 20 aged 12—19 years

ANC

Communication in ANC

Qualitative

Tesch‘s method of data analysis (Creswell, 2008:186)

N/A

12

[34]

Zimbabwe

N = 40

ANC and PMTCT

Gaps in service uptake

Quantitative and retrospective analysis

Multivariable binomial regression analysis

N/A

13

[35]

Nigeria

N = 114

ANC, safe delivery and PNC

Prevalence of pregnancy Complications and interventions

Quantitative

Fisher’s exact test

N/A

14

[36]

Kenya

898 female adolescents between 15 and 19 years

ANC, skilled birth attendance and PNC

Factors that impact maternity care utilisation

Survey/ Quantitative

Bivariate and multivariate analyses

N/A

15

[37]

Sudan

459

ANC and safe delivery

Risk of anaemia, operative delivery, and perinatal complications

Quantitative

Chi-square test and Fisher’s exact test

N/A

16

[38]

Kenya

278 adolescent mothers aged 19 and younger

ANC

Factors affecting utilisation of ANC

Survey/ Quantitative

Bivariate and multivariate analyses

N/A

17

[39]

South Africa

383

ANC

Factors that influence ANC uptake

Quantitative and qualitative

Bivariate and multivariate analyses

N/A

18

[40]

Malawi

2160 adolescent married women aged 15–19

ANC and PNC

Factors that influence ANC and PNC

Survey/ Quantitative

Bivariate and multivariate analyses

N/A

19

[15]

Sub-Saharan Africa

Data from 21 DHS countries were pooled

ANC and Delivery

Association between maternal age ANC and delivery care

Survey/Quantitative

Bivariate and multivariate analyses

N/A

20

[41]

Tanzania

Adolescents aged 15–20 years

ANC and RH service

Barriers to SRH care

Qualitative/focus group

Thematic analysis

Phenomenology

21

[42]

Kenya

393 adolescents aged 15–19

ANC, skilled birth attendance and PNC

Factors that influence ANC and PNC.

Quantitative

Multilevel logit models

N/A

22

[43]

Uganda

N = 18 key informants (health workers and community leaders)

ANC

Factors affecting utilisation of teenager friendly ANC

Qualitative

Thematic analysis

N/A

23

[11]

Developing countries

 

ANC, safe delivery and immunisation.

Utilisation of ANC, delivery and PNC

Survey/Quantitative

Bivariate and multivariate logistic regression

N/A

24

[44]

Kenya

301 adolescent mothers aged 15–19 years

ANC, safe delivery and PNC

Maternity care utilisation

Survey/Quantitative

Bivariate and multivariate analyses

N/A

25

[45]

Central and west Africa

Adults aged 20–49 and Adolescent aged 10–19

ANC

HIV testing in ANC

Survey/Quantitative

Bivariate and multivariate analyses

N/A

26

[46]

South Africa

18 adolescent,15–19 yrs

ANC and PNC

Maternity care perception

Qualitative

 

Grounded theory

27

[47]

Kenya

13–19 years

ANC

Factors influencing utilisation of antenatal care service among teenagers

Survey/Quantitative

chi square test and logistic regression

N/A