Diverse policy maker perspectives on the mental health of pregnant and parenting adolescent girls in Kenya: Considerations for comprehensive, adolescent-centered policies and programs.

• Hauptverfasser: Georgina Obonyo (Verfasst von), Vincent Nyongesa (Verfasst von), Malia Duffy (Verfasst von), Joseph Kathono (Verfasst von), Darius Nyamai (Verfasst von), Shillah Mwaniga (Verfasst von), Obadia Yator (Verfasst von), Marcy Levy (Verfasst von), Joanna Lai (Verfasst von), Manasi Kumar (Verfasst von)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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The pregnancy rate in Kenya among adolescent girls is among the highest in the world. Adolescent girls experience increased risk of anxiety and depression during pregnancy and postpartum which can result in poor health outcomes for both mother and baby, and negatively influence their life course. Me...