Maternal health challenges experienced by adolescents; could community score cards address them? A case study of Kibuku District- Uganda
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...
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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) |
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2020-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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