A systematic review of risk factors for neonatal mortality in Adolescent Mother's in Sub Saharan Africa

BMC Research Notes

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Ramaiya, Astha ^a,b   Kiss, Ligia ^c   Baraitser, Paula ^d   Mbaruku, Godfrey ^a   Hildon, Zoe ^c,e  

^a IFAKARA HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Tanzania)

^b DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^d KING'S COLLEGE HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Adolescent pregnancy; Adult pregnancy; Neonatal mortality; Risk factors; Single; Sub Saharan Africa

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; BLACK PERSON; COMORBIDITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MATERNAL AGE; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE PARENT; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; AFRICAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; COMORBIDITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MATERNAL AGE; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; RISK FACTORS; SINGLE-PARENT FAMILY; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84932178437     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17560500     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1756-0500-7-750     Document Type: Article

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