Background
Teenage pregnancy, pregnancy within 19 years of age, is
a public health concern both in developed and developing
counties [1,2]. Around the world, fifteen million
women less than 20 years of age bear child which is
one-fifth of all births [3], Evidence in developing world
indicates that one-third to one-half of women become
mothers within 19 years of age, making pregnancy
related causes as leading causes of death [4]. Relatively,
the situation in South Asian countries is severe as there