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Prevalence and determinants of unintended pregnancy in sub-Saharan Africa: A multi-country analysis of demographic and health surveys

INTRODUCTION: Approximately 14 million unintended pregnancies are recorded annually in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). We sought to investigate the prevalence and determinants of unintended pregnancies among women in sub-Saharan Africa. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study pooled data from current Demographic...

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Autores principales:	Ameyaw, Edward Kwabena, Budu, Eugene, Sambah, Francis, Baatiema, Linus, Appiah, Francis, Seidu, Abdul-Aziz, Ahinkorah, Bright Opoku
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	Public Library of Science 2019
Materias:	Research Article
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6688809/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31398240 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0220970

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