A survival analysis of the timing of onset of childbearing among young females in Nigeria: are predictors the same across regions?

• Egile Nagusiak: Michael O N Kunnuji (Egilea), Idongesit Eshiet (Egilea), Chinyere C P Nnorom (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: BMC, 2018-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Gaiak: article
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Abstract Background Early childbearing comes at high health costs to girls, the children they bear, their future life chances and the larger society. Nationally representative data suggest variation in onset of childbearing across regions and states of the country. Yet, there is need for strong evid...