Factors associated with unintended pregnancy, poor birth outcomes and post-partum contraceptive use among HIV-positive female adolescents in Kenya

BMC Women's Health

Volumn 12, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Obare, Francis ^a   van der Kwaak, Anke ^b   Birungi, Harriet ^a  

^a POPULATION COUNCIL   (Kenya)

^b ROYAL TROPICAL INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

HIV positive female adolescents; Kenya; Poor birth outcomes; Post partum contraceptive use; Unintended pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTED PATIENT; KENYA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MULTIPLE PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PUERPERIUM; RECURRENCE RISK; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; RISK REDUCTION; SEXUAL HEALTH; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY;

ABORTION, INDUCED; ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; ADOLESCENT; CONTRACEPTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KENYA; LOGISTIC MODELS; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; RISK FACTORS; STILLBIRTH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84867000157     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726874     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6874-12-34     Document Type: Article

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