Prevalence, socioeconomic factors and obstetric outcomes associated with adolescent motherhood in Ceará, Brazil: a population-based study

• Main Authors: Shirley Kelly Bedê Bruno (Author), Hermano Alexandre Lima Rocha (Author), Sabrina Gabriele Maia Oliveira Rocha (Author), David Augusto Batista Sá Araújo (Author), Jocileide Sales Campos (Author), Anamaria Cavalcante e Silva (Author), Luciano Lima Correia (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Adolescent motherhood (AM) remains a public health problem, especially in low and middle income countries, where approximately 95% of these births occur. Evidence from studies with population representativeness about events associated with AM is limited. We assessed the prevalenc...