Maternal health challenges experienced by adolescents; could community score cards address them? A case study of Kibuku District- Uganda

• Main Authors: Rebecca R. Apolot (Author), Moses Tetui (Author), Evelyne B. Nyachwo (Author), Linda Waldman (Author), Rosemary Morgan (Author), Christine Aanyu (Author), Aloysius Mutebi (Author), Suzanne N. Kiwanuka (Author), Elizabeth Ekirapa (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Introduction Approximately 34.8% of the Ugandan population is adolescents. The national teenage pregnancy rate is 25% and in Kibuku district, 17.6% of adolescents aged 12-19 years have begun child bearing. Adolescents mothers are vulnerable to many maternal health challenges including; stig...