Proximate and distal factors associated with the stall in the decline of adolescent pregnancy in Uganda.

Background: Adolescent pregnancy in Uganda declined from 31% in 2000-01 to 25% in 2006 but thereafter stalled at 25% from 2006 to 2016. This paper investigates the factors associated with the recent stall in the rate of decline of adolescent pregnancy in Uganda.

Methods: We used logistic regression models for 4 years (2000-01, 2006, 2011 and 2016) of data from the Uganda Demographic Health Survey to explore proximate and distal factors of adolescent pregnancy in Uganda.