Knowledge and Effects of Teenage Pregnancies Among the Adolescent Girls Between 13 To 19 Years at Mukono Parish Kanungu District – Uganda.

Background:  Teenage pregnancy prevalence is at 25%, 16% of Ugandan women are married by the age of 15 years, and 53% by the age of 18 years. Available information reveals that teenage pregnancies carry a higher health risk and girls under 15 years are five times more likely to die in childbirth t...

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Main Author: Hubert Nkabura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Student's Journal of Health Research 2020-12-01
Series:Student's Journal of Health Research Africa
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Online Access:https://sjhresearchafrica.org/index.php/public-html/article/view/2