Adversities and mental health needs of pregnant adolescents in Kenya: identifying interpersonal, practical, and cultural barriers to care

Abstract Background Adolescent pregnancies present a great public health burden in Kenya and Sub-Saharan Africa (UNFPA, Motherhood in Childhood: Facing the challenge of Adolescent Pregnancy, 2013). The disenfranchisement from public institutions and services is further compounded by cultural stigma...

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Main Authors: Judith Osok, Pius Kigamwa, Keng-Yen Huang, Nancy Grote, Manasi Kumar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:BMC Women's Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12905-018-0581-5