Comparative analysis of perinatal outcomes and birth defects amongst adolescent and older Ugandan mothers: evidence from a hospital-based surveillance database

BACKGROUND: Uganda has one of the highest adolescent pregnancy rates in sub-Saharan Africa. We compared the risk of adverse birth outcomes between adolescents (age 12–19 years) and mothers (age 20–34 years) in four urban hospitals. METHODS: Maternal demographics, HIV status, and birth outcomes of al...

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Autores principales: Serunjogi, Robert, Barlow-Mosha, Linda, Mumpe-Mwanja, Daniel, Williamson, Dhelia, Valencia, Diana, Tinker, Sarah C., Adler, Michelle R., Namale-Matovu, Joyce, Kalibbala, Dennis, Nankunda, Jolly, Nabunya, Evelyn, Birabwa-Male, Doreen, Byamugisha, Josaphat, Musoke, Philippa
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7934544/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33663555
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12978-021-01115-w

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7934544/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33663555
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12978-021-01115-w

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