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Under-5 mortality in sub-Saharan Africa: is maternal age at first childbirth below 20 years a risk factor?

OBJECTIVES: This study aimed at examining the association between young maternal age at first childbirth and under-5 mortality in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). DESIGN AND SETTING: This cross-sectional study pooled nationally-representative data from the most recent Demographic and Health Surveys conduct...

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Autor principal: Ahinkorah, Bright Opoku
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8487196/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34593494
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-049337