Drivers of early marriage and teenage pregnancy in Kenya and Uganda during COVID-19 lockdown period: A systematic review
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Masaba, Brian Barasa
Mmusi-Phetoe, Rose
Odhiambo, Jacklyne Atieno
Rono, Bernard
Kabo, Jane Wamuyu
Moraa, Damaris
Rutto, Alex
Moturi, John Kennedy
Ng'Ambwa, Thomas Ong'ondo
Damaris, Ochanda
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2022-12-26
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Adolescent , COVID-19 , humans , Kenya , marriage , sexual behavior , teenage pregnancy , Uganda
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The present study aimed to explore the drivers of early marriage and teenage pregnancy in Kenya and Uganda during COVID-19 lockdown period. A systematic review design was adopted. The major online databases utilized were PubMed, Google Scholar, Uganda and Kenya Ministry of Health repositories, ScienceDirect, and Scopus. Studies that were originating from Kenya and Uganda that were publicly available in electronic format published from March 2020 to March 2022 were used. The thematic analysis identified major concepts that were drivers to the present research problem which were as follows: (1) school closure and (2) loss of income by parents. The COVID-19 containment measures introduced in the two countries were noted as major contributing factors. During the pandemic, lockdown led to school closures which meant the teenagers being idle at home with an increased opportunity to indulge in sexual risk behaviors. Schools have been noted to be a safe place protecting this vulnerable population. However, with their prolonged closure, the teenagers were exposed to sexual predators. Parents lost income, and this might have contributed to early marriages and teenagers' dependency on their sexual partners. Based on the reviewed evidence, the present study furthers the advocacy for the reduction of early marriages and teenage pregnancy, especially in the current COVID-19 pandemic era. The study calls upon the governments to intensify efforts toward the present research problem as the COVID-19 pandemic is eroding the earlier gains made within the region
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Masaba BB, Mmusi-Phetoe R, Odhiambo JA, Rono B, Kabo JW, Moraa D, Rutto A, Moturi JK, Ng'Ambwa TO, Ochanda D, Mawia SD, Kipmerewo M, Oyugi S, Ojiambo SL. Drivers of early marriage and teenage pregnancy in Kenya and Uganda during COVID-19 lockdown period: A systematic review. J Integr Nurs 2022;4:202-10
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Journal of Integrative Nursing
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2663-4481