Risk factors for unplanned and unwanted teenage pregnancies occurring over two years of follow-up among a cohort of young South African women

• Main Authors: Nicola J. Christofides (Author), Rachel K. Jewkes (Author), Kristin L. Dunkle (Author), Frances McCarty (Author), Nwabisa Jama Shai (Author), Mzikazi Nduna (Author), Claire Sterk (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2014-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Although teenage pregnancies in South Africa have declined, the short and longer term health and social consequences are a potential public health concern. This longitudinal study aimed to describe the range of risk and protective factors for incident unwanted and unplanned pregnancies o...