The development of adolescent agency and implications for reproductive choice among girls in Zambia

Background: A substantial proportion of adolescent girls in Zambia lack the ability to decide their reproductive future. We examined the role of agency in early and unwanted adolescent childbearing. Methods: Using latent transition analysis, we characterized a multi-dimensional profile of adolescent...

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Main Authors: Katharine J. McCarthy, Katarzyna Wyka, Diana Romero, Karen Austrian, Heidi E. Jones
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-03-01
Series:SSM: Population Health
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S235282732100286X