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A systematic review of risk factors for neonatal mortality in adolescent mother's in Sub Saharan Africa.
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- Determinants of neonatal mortality in sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review and meta-analysis of adverse newborn conditions.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
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- Intersectoral interventions: integration for impact on preterm birth.Reproductive health · 2025Article
- Refusal of male partner responsibility and pregnancy support: prevalence, associated factors and health outcomes in a cross sectional study in Harare, Zimbabwe.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Investigating the Causes of Neonatal Mortality: An Umbrella Review.Iranian journal of public health · 2024Review
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- National and subnational burden of under-5, infant, and neonatal mortality in Ethiopia, 1990-2019: Findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019.PLOS global public health · 2023Article
- Neonatal mortality rates, characteristics, and risk factors for neonatal deaths in Ghana: analyses of data from two health and demographic surveillance systems.Global health action · 2021Article
- Survival Status and Predictors of Mortality Among Low-Birth-Weight Neonates Admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Felege Hiwot Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Bahir Dar, Ethiopia, 2020.Pediatric health, medicine and therapeutics · 2021Article
- Cesarean delivery and associated socioeconomic factors and neonatal survival outcome in Kenya and Tanzania: analysis of national survey data.Global health action · 2020Article
- "We have this, with my husband, we live in harmony": exploring the gendered decision-making matrix for malaria prevention and treatment in Nampula Province, Mozambique.Malaria journal · 2020Article
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- Prevalence and factors associated with neonatal mortality among neonates hospitalized at the National Hospital Nouakchott, Mauritania.The Pan African medical journal · 2019Article
- Survival of low birthweight neonates in Uganda: analysis of progress between 1995 and 2011.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2018Article
- Autonomy and infant feeding decision-making among teenage mothers in a rural and urban setting in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2018Article
- Perinatal mortality among infants born during health user-fees (Cash & Carry) and the national health insurance scheme (NHIS) eras in Ghana: a cross-sectional study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2016Article
- "It is challenging… oh, nobody likes it!": a qualitative study exploring Mozambican adolescents and young adults' experiences with contraception.BMC women's health · 2016Article
- Community-based behavior change promoting child health care: a response to socio-economic disparity.Journal of health, population, and nutrition · 2016Article
- Delivery outcomes and patterns of morbidity and mortality for neonatal admissions in five Kenyan hospitals.Journal of tropical pediatrics · 2015Article
- Place of Residence Moderates the Risk of Infant Death in Kenya: Evidence from the Most Recent Census 2009.PloS one · 2015Article
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5 authors at 3 institutions in 4 countries.
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Abstract
backgroundWorldwide, approximately 14 million mothers aged 15 - 19 years give birth annually. The number of teenage births in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) is particularly high with an estimated 50% of mothers under the age of 20. Adolescent mothers have a significantly higher risk of neonatal mortality in comparison to adults. The objective of this review was to compare perinatal/neonatal mortality in Sub Saharan Africa and it's associated risk factors between adolescents and adults.
resultsWe systematically searched six databases to determine risk factors for perinatal/neonatal mortality, and pregnancy outcomes, between adolescent and adults in SSA. Article's quality was assessed and synthesized as a narrative. Being single and having a single parent household is more prevalent amongst adolescents than adults. Nearly all the adolescent mothers (97%) were raised in single parent households. These single life factors could be interconnected and catalyze other risky behaviors. Accordingly, having co-morbidities such as Sexually Transmitted Infections, or not going to school was more prevalent in younger mothers.
conclusionsInter-generational support for single mothers in SSA communities appears essential in preventing both early pregnancies and ensuring healthy outcomes when they occur during adolescence. Future studies should test related hypothesis and seek to unpack the processes that underpin the relationships between being single and other risk indicators for neonatal mortality in young mothers. Current policy initiatives should account for the context of single African women's lives, low opportunity, status and little access to supportive relationships, or practical help.
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