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However, the teenage pregnancy rates during COVID-19 pandemic period were poorly documented. This study aimed at determining the prevalence and the factors associated with teenage pregnancy among in-school teenage girls during the COVID-19 pandemic period in Hoima District Uganda.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec002\">\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This was a descriptive cross-sectional study that employed quantitative research methods. A total of 314 in-school teenage girls aged 13\u201319 years were selected using a multi-stage sampling techniques. Interviewer-administered questionnaires were used to collect the data from the participant\u2019s homes during the period December 2021-January 2022. Data analysis was done using univariate, bi-variate, and multivariate.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The prevalence of teenage pregnancy among the in-school teenage girls in Hoima district Uganda was 30.6% [96\/314]. Higher teenage pregnancy rates were prevalent among the unmarried teenage girls [aOR: 9.6; 95%CI: 4.64\u201319.87; p = 0.000], teenage girls studying from boarding schools [aOR 2.83, 95%CI 1.36\u20135.86, p = 0.005], contraceptive non-users [aOR: 2.54; 95%CI: 1.12\u20135.4; p = 0.015] and teenage girls involved in sex trade [aOR 3.16, 95%CI 1.5\u20136.7, p = 0.003]. The factors associated with the reduced likelihood for teenage pregnancy included being an adult teenage girl aged 18\u201319 years [aOR: 0.15; 95%CI: 0.07\u20130.32; p = 0.000] and not receiving sex education during the period [aOR 0.36, 95%CI 0.13\u20130.62, p = 0.024].<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec004\">\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The results indicated that 3 out of 10 in-school teenage girls from Hoima district Uganda got pregnant during the COVID-19 pandemic period of 2021. Teenage pregnancy was prevalent among teenage girls who don\u2019t use modern contraceptive methods and those involved in sex trade. Teenage pregnancy was however, less prevalent among adult teenage girls aged 18\u201319 years. The findings point to the need for health stakeholders to innovate creative policies, contingency plans and programmes aimed at delaying age for sexual activities, increasing contraceptive use and minimizing pregnancy risk from sex trade among in-school teenage girls during COVID-19 pandemics.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1371\/journal.pone.0278772","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,12,16]],"date-time":"2022-12-16T13:24:16Z","timestamp":1671197056000},"page":"e0278772","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1371\/journal.pone.corrections_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":27,"title":["Prevalence and correlates of teenage pregnancy among in-school teenagers during the COVID-19 pandemic in Hoima district western Uganda\u2013A cross sectional community-based study"],"prefix":"10.1371","volume":"17","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8876-5216","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Marvin","family":"Musinguzi","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-7237-7734","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Edward","family":"Kumakech","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Anne Grace","family":"Auma","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Ruth Anne","family":"Akello","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Eustes","family":"Kigongo","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Raymond","family":"Tumwesigye","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Bosco","family":"Opio","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Amir","family":"Kabunga","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Bernard","family":"Omech","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"340","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2022,12,16]]},"reference":[{"key":"pone.0278772.ref001","article-title":"Early childbearing (Internet).","author":"UNICEF","year":"2021","journal-title":"UNICEF DATA."},{"issue":"3","key":"pone.0278772.ref002","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"e001499","DOI":"10.1136\/bmjgh-2019-001499","article-title":"Predictors of pregnancy among young people in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and narrative synthesis","volume":"4","author":"N Gunawardena","year":"2019","journal-title":"BMJ Glob Health"},{"issue":"3","key":"pone.0278772.ref003","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"6","DOI":"10.2174\/1573404817666210707094622","article-title":"Impact of COVID-19 on Gender Equality, Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights of Adolescent Girls and Young Women: A Narrative Review.","volume":"18","author":"N Kumar","year":"2022","journal-title":"Curr Womens Health Rev."},{"issue":"7","key":"pone.0278772.ref004","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"1173","DOI":"10.1080\/09687599.2020.1867075","article-title":"The impact of COVID-19 measures on children with disabilities and their families in Uganda.","volume":"37","author":"FB Mbazzi","year":"2022","journal-title":"Disabil Soc."},{"key":"pone.0278772.ref005","author":"UNICEF","year":"2022","journal-title":"Three village outcasts and a hidden story"},{"key":"pone.0278772.ref006","volume-title":"Factors that contribute to teenage pregnancy during covid-19 in Uganda: a study of Bugiri Municipal Council in Bugiri District","author":"S. 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