This study found that majority of the participants had
experienced teenage marital pregnancy. Most of the
pregnancies occurred at the age of 15-19 years, which is
consistent with another study conducted in rural areas
of Bangladesh, where mean age at first birth was relatively
lower [16]. Teenage pregnancy was also reportedly
higher in USA within this age group, i.e., 94 pregnancies
per 1000 teens [17]. The mean age of teenage pregnancy
among the high fertility contributing women was 17.88
years, which is almost similar to another study conducted
in Equador where reported mean age was 16.5
years [18].