Predictors of adverse birth outcomes among pregnant adolescents in Ashanti Region, Ghana

Predictors of adverse birth outcomes among pregnant adolescents in Ashanti Region, Ghana

Adolescent pregnancy is associated with adverse birth outcomes. However, the determinants of these outcomes are understudied. The present study sought to identify the predictors of adverse birth outcomes among pregnant adolescents in Ghana. In this prospective health centre-based study, 416 pregnant...

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Main Authors: Reginald Adjetey Annan, Linda Afriyie Gyimah, Charles Apprey, Odeafo Asamoah-Boakye, Linda Nana Esi Aduku, Wisdom Azanu, Herman E. Luterodt, Anthony K. Edusei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Nutritional Science
Subjects:
Adolescent pregnancy
Birth outcomes
Household hunger scale
Lived poverty index
Low birth weight
Preterm
Online Access:https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2048679021000586/type/journal_article

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