Understanding the factors leading to high prevalence of teenage pregnancies in the four aspirational Districts of Assam, Namely Goalpara, Barpeta, Dhubri, and darrang

Background: The prevalence of teenage pregnancy in Assam is higher than the national average as per both NHFS-4 and NHFS-5. Four districts in Assam, falling under the NITI-Aayog Aspiration Districts Transformation program of 2018, namely, Goalpara, Barpeta, Darrang, and Dhubri, have a prevalence of...

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Published in:	Indian Journal of Public Health
Main Authors:	Kastaurika Saikia, Sharma Nisha, Sharma Malvika, K B Hegde Shailendra, Deshmukh Ashwin
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2023-01-01
Subjects:	adolescent health aspirational district maternal health teenage pregnancy
Online Access:	http://www.ijph.in/article.asp?issn=0019-557X;year=2023;volume=67;issue=1;spage=66;epage=71;aulast=Saikia

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