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Effect of sexual violence on planned, mistimed and unwanted pregnancies among women of reproductive age in sub-Saharan Africa: A multi-country analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys

Introduction: Sexual violence plays a key role in women's pregnancy intention. We investigated the influence of sexual violence on planned, mistimed, and unwanted pregnancies in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Materials and methods: Data from the Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) of 22 countries in...

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Main Authors:	Bright Opoku Ahinkorah (Author), Abdul-Aziz Seidu (Author), Francis Appiah (Author), Joseph Kojo Oduro (Author), Francis Sambah (Author), Linus Baatiema (Author), Eugene Budu (Author), Edward Kwabena Ameyaw (Author)
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Published:	Elsevier, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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