Teenage pregnancy experiences in rural Kenya

International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 331-340

  Taffa, Negussie ^a   Omollo, David ^a   Matthews, Zoe ^b  

^a Shelter Afrique Center   (Kenya)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Health care seeking; Kenya; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACE EDEMA; FEMALE; FEVER; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PALLOR; PARITY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRENATAL CARE; PRIMIGRAVIDA; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RANDOMIZATION; REPRODUCTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE; SOCIOECONOMICS; VAGINA BLEEDING; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0348230690     PISSN: 03340139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/IJAMH.2003.15.4.331     Document Type: Article

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