This study examined the factors associated with teenage pregnancy among women aged 15-19 in Uganda basing on data from the 2016 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey (UDHS). The study analyzed 4276 weighted cases of teenage women in STATA version 15. Chi-square tests and binary logistic regression were used to examine the factors associated with teenage pregnancy. Results showed that 25% of the respondents gave their first birth or were currently pregnant in their teen age. At bivariate chi-square results showed that age of the respondents, sex of the household head, place of residence, highest level of education, marital status, wealth quintile, respondents’ knowledge and use of family planning methods were significantly associated with teenage pregnancy among respondents. At further analysis using binary logistic regression, age, education level, marital status, wealth quintile, knowledge and use of family planning methods were significantly associated with teenage pregnancy where a unit increase in age of the respondents increased odds of getting pregnant during teenage, respondents that had not attained any formal education, those that had already been in union (married, divorced/separated or lost their loved ones), those from poor families and those that had knowledge and used modern family planning methods were more likely to get pregnant at teen age The study recommends the need for Government and other stakeholders like parents/guardians of teenage girls to advocate and encourage girl child education in the region and the country at large in order to reduce on early pregnancy among less educated girls and those no going to school. More so, there is need for more strict laws on early marriage and force marriage in the country in order to combat increasing teenage pregnancies in the region and the country at large.

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