Determinants of adolescent pregnancy in indigenous communities from the Peruvian central jungle: a case-control study

• Main Authors: Jhonatan R. Mejia (Author), Ángel J. Quincho-Estares (Author), Asstrid J. Flores-Rondon (Author), Giancarlo Reyes-Beltran (Author), Irene L. Arias-Sulca (Author), Estephanie Palomino-Hilario (Author), Jessica E. Barrientos-Cochachi (Author), Carlos J. Toro-Huamanchumo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Plain language summary Worldwide, 21 million adolescents give birth every year, with high percentages in Latin America and rural areas. Indigenous communities are mainly located in rural areas and are exposed to multiple risk factors of adolescent pregnancy. We aimed to find the factors that have an...