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Introduction: Pregnancy and childbirth complications are the leading cause of death among 15-19 years old girls globally. Objective: The present study mainly focuses on the status of high-risk pregnancies among adolescent women in India. Further, the critical determinant of teenage pregnancy and its impacts on adolescent health. Data and Method: Data for the present study have been drawn from the National Family Health Survey 2019 – 2021 (NFHS -5). The study used descriptive statistics and binary logistics regression to assess the current level of teenage pregnancy and the effects of socio-economic and reproductive health indicators on it. Result: In India, 7% of teenage women have begun childbearing before attaining their 19th birthday. The odds of begun childbearing before 19, is lower among the teenage with higher education (0.63*** CI: 0.51, 0.77), and who had ever terminated pregnancies (0.86*, CI:0.76, 0.97) as compared to teenage with no formal education and who did had ever terminated pregnancy respectively. Conclusion: The level of teenage pregnancy has been decreased significantly in the last three decades; however, women without the formal education and belongs to the poorest wealth quantile are in high risk of getting pregnant before reaching age of 19.
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E4, Staff Quarter, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, BMCC Road, Shivajinagar,