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The problem
Intervention: Analysis of protective factors including access to media (radio/TV), health communication during consultations, and education about teenage pregnancy as sexual abuse
Who it was tested with: 362 teenage girls aged 10-19 years in Pakwach district, Uganda (181 pregnant, 181 non-pregnant, matched controls).
Experience from people who deliver programmes: stories, case studies and lessons learned. Valuable for understanding how and why, and for spotting what to test next, but not a measure of effect.
"We conducted a matched case-control study, enrolling 362 teenage girls aged 10-19 years, divided into two groups: 181 pregnant teenagers and 181 non-pregnant teenagers. We collected exposure data from both groups using a questionnaire to assess factors associated with teenage pregnancy." The matched case-control design with defined exposure measurement provides experimental-level evidence for associations with pregnancy risk.
Case-control design is observational and cannot establish causation. Wide confidence intervals indicate imprecision. Single district limits generalizability. Lockdown-specific context may not apply to non-pandemic periods.
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