Publication date: Dec 28, 2024

Following the COVID-19 pandemic, there was an increase in teenage pregnancies nationally, however, limited data exists regarding the same among girls living in refugee settlements. We evaluated the prevalence of teenage pregnancy and associated factors in Palorinya and Bidi Bidi refugee settlements in Obongi and Yumbe districts of northern Uganda, in the post-COVID-19 era. We conducted a cross-sectional study. Refugee settlements in northern Uganda. We included 385 teenage girls aged 15-19 years. We used convenience sampling techniques between March and May 2023. Prevalence of teenage pregnancy was assessed by self-reported pregnancies between January 2020 and May 2023 among participants. We conducted Pearson’s χ and Fisher’s exact tests for bivariate analysis. All variables with a p value

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