Prevalence and determinants of facility-based delivery among married adolescent girls in Northern Nigeria: A population based cross-sectional study.

This study assessed the prevalence and determinants of facility-based delivery among married adolescent mothers in Northern Nigeria. We analysed pooled data of 2,628 adolescents aged 15 - 19 years from the NDHS 2008, NDHS 2013 and NDHS 2018. Only 18.26% of the adolescent mothers utilized health facility for delivery. Girls with secondary/higher education (aOR 1.82; 95% CI 1.15 - 2.90), girls who were of the 'rich' wealth index (aOR 1.64; 95% CI 1.13 - 2.38), girls who attended more than four antenatal visits, girls who considered distance to health facility not a big problem were more likely to deliver in a health facility. Girls who lived in rural areas (aOR 0.89; 95% CI 0.63 - 1.13) had lower odds of delivering in a health facility. Policy makers and programme managers should of importance, utilize these determinants in designing interventions and policies aimed at increasing health facility delivery for married adolescent girls in Northern Nigeria.