Prevalence, trend and determinants of adolescent childbearing in Burundi: a multilevel analysis of the 1987 to 2016-17 Burundi Demographic and Health Surveys data

• Main Authors: Jean Claude Nibaruta (Author), Bella Kamana (Author), Mohamed Chahboune (Author), Milouda Chebabe (Author), Saad Elmadani (Author), Jack E. Turman (Author), Morad Guennouni (Author), Hakima Amor (Author), Abdellatif Baali (Author), Noureddine Elkhoudri (Author)
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• Published: BMC, 2022-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Very little is known about factors influencing adolescent childbearing despite an upward trend in adolescent childbearing prevalence in Burundi, and its perceived implications on the rapid population growth and ill-health of young mothers and their babies. To adress this gap, thi...