Comparing the use and content of antenatal care in adolescent and older first-time mothers in 13 countries of west Africa: a cross-sectional analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys

The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health

Volumn 1, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 203-212

  Owolabi, Onikepe O ^a,b   Wong, Kerry L M ^a   Dennis, Mardieh L ^a   Radovich, Emma ^a   Cavallaro, Francesca L ^a   Lynch, Caroline A ^a   Fatusi, Adesegun ^c   Sombie, Issiaka ^d   Benova, Lenka ^a  

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

^b GUTTMACHER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^d West African Health Organization   (Burkina Faso)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT MOTHER; ADULT; AFRICA; ARTICLE; BENIN; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BURKINA FASO; COTE D'IVOIRE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FIRST TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; GAMBIA; GHANA; GOVERNMENT; GUINEA; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LIBERIA; LIVE BIRTH; MALI; MATERNAL AGE; MATERNAL CARE; MIDDLE AGED; NIGER; NIGERIA; NORMAL HUMAN; PRENATAL CARE; PRIMIPARA; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SENEGAL; SIERRA LEONE; TOGO; URINALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85031764694     PISSN: None     EISSN: 23524642     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2352-4642(17)30025-1     Document Type: Article

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