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