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Complications associated with adolescent childbearing in Sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic literature review and meta-analysis
- Source :
- PLoS ONE, PLoS ONE, Vol 13, Iss 9, p e0204327 (2018)
- Publication Year :
- 2018
- Publisher :
- Public Library of Science, 2018.
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Abstract
- Objective To examine whether childbearing before age 18 in Sub-Saharan Africa is associated with increased risk of maternal and child complications through a systematic literature review and meta-analysis. Methods The literature on adolescent pregnancy and associated complications in Sub-Saharan Africa was reviewed. A systematic electronic database search in Medline and Embase identified relevant papers. Studies were eligible for inclusion if they had numeric data on maternal mortality, pre-eclampsia, eclampsia, preterm birth, low birth weight, small for gestational age, stillbirth, neonatal death or perinatal death. We included studies on adolescents aged 17 years or younger, and with a comparison group of adult women aged between 20 and 35 years. The quality of the articles was assessed. Meta-analyses were conducted when there were at least three included studies with minor clinical heterogeneity in population and outcome measures. Results Eighteen studies met our inclusion criteria. There were many studies from Sub-Saharan Africa with data on the age group 15–19 years old, but few studies had separate data on adolescents
- Subjects :
- Male
Physiology
Maternal Health
lcsh:Medicine
Blood Pressure
Adolescents
Vascular Medicine
Families
Labor and Delivery
0302 clinical medicine
Mathematical and Statistical Techniques
Pre-Eclampsia
Pregnancy
Medicine and Health Sciences
Birth Weight
030212 general & internal medicine
Young adult
lcsh:Science
Children
education.field_of_study
030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine
Multidisciplinary
Obstetrics
Pregnancy Outcome
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Stillbirth
Systematic review
Physiological Parameters
Meta-analysis
Physical Sciences
Hypertension
Infant, Small for Gestational Age
Pregnancy in Adolescence
Female
medicine.symptom
Stillbirths
Statistics (Mathematics)
Research Article
Adult
medicine.medical_specialty
Adolescent
Birth weight
Population
Research and Analysis Methods
03 medical and health sciences
Young Adult
Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnancy
medicine
Humans
Statistical Methods
education
Africa South of the Sahara
Perinatal Mortality
business.industry
lcsh:R
Body Weight
Infant, Newborn
Biology and Life Sciences
Neonates
Infant, Low Birth Weight
medicine.disease
Pregnancy Complications
Low birth weight
Age Groups
People and Places
Birth
Small for gestational age
Women's Health
lcsh:Q
Population Groupings
business
Mathematics
Developmental Biology
Meta-Analysis
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19326203
- Volume :
- 13
- Issue :
- 9
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- PLoS ONE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....26d0546cc2eafc97c81fd76d6bc8e53b