Complications associated with adolescent childbearing in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis.

OBJECTIVE:To examine whether childbearing before age 18 in Sub-Saharan Africa is associated with increased risk of maternal and child complications through a systematic literature review and meta-analysis. METHODS:The literature on adolescent pregnancy and associated complications in Sub-Saharan Afr...

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Main Authors: Taran Grønvik, Ingvild Fossgard Sandøy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6157872?pdf=render