Delaying first pregnancy in reducing burden of unintended pregnancy among married adolescents in urban slums of Bangladesh

Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to assess the effect of delaying first pregnancy in reducing burden of unintended pregnancy (UP) among married adolescent girls in urban slums of Bangladesh. Design/methodology/approach - This cross-sectional survey was conducted among 783 married adolescents i...

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Main Authors: Fauzia Akhter Huda, Anisuddin Ahmed, Hassan R. Mahmood, Faisal Ahmmed, Alessio Panza, Ratana Somrongthong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Emerald Publishing 2018-05-01
Series:Journal of Health Research
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Online Access:https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/JHR-05-2018-034/full/pdf?title=delaying-first-pregnancy-in-reducing-burden-of-unintended-pregnancy-among-married-adolescents-in-urban-slums-of-bangladesh