Effect of COVID-19 lock down on teenage pregnancies in Northern Uganda: an interrupted time series analysis

• Main Authors: Jimmy Patrick Alunyo (Author), David Mukunya (Author), Agnes Napyo (Author), Joseph K. B. Matovu (Author), David Okia (Author), Wanume Benon (Author), Francis Okello (Author), Ally Hassan Tuwa (Author), Daniel Wenani (Author), Ambrose Okibure (Author), Godfrey Omara (Author), Peter Olupot-Olupot (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Pregnancy and childbirth complications are the leading cause of death among girls aged 15-19 years globally, with low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) accounting for 99% of global maternal deaths of women aged 15-49 years. Despite teenage pregnancies declining in many develop...