Summary measures of socioeconomic and area-based inequalities in fertility rates among adolescents: evidence from Ethiopian demographic and health surveys 2000–2016

Summary measures of socioeconomic and area-based inequalities in fertility rates among adolescents: evidence from Ethiopian demographic and health surveys 2000–2016

Abstract Background One of the highest rates of adolescent pregnancies in the world is in sub-Saharan Africa. Most adolescent pregnancies in the region are unintended or unwanted, due to poor access to information and services on sexual and reproductive health for adolescents. Ethiopia has high adol...

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Main Authors: Sanni Yaya, Edward Kwabena Ameyaw, Dina Idriss-Wheeler, Gebretsadik Shibre, Betregiorgis Zegeye
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
Adolescent fertility rate
Inequality
Reproductive health
Global health
Ethiopia
DHS
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10729-5

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-10729-5

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