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Table 2 Meta-regression analysis of the different study-level covariates to explain the sources of heterogeneity for meta-analysis of the prevalence and determinants of adolescent pregnancy in Africa

From: Prevalence and determinants of adolescent pregnancy in Africa: a systematic review and Meta-analysis

Variables

Coefficient

P-value

Publication year

0.24

0.653

Sample size

- < 0.001

0.672

East Africa

4.31

0.572

Southern Africa

12

0.266

West Africa

−3.88

0.560

Central Africa

−3.53

0.612

Unpublished studies

19.22

0.319