A mini-review on the determinants and risk factors of adolescent pregnancy in developing countries

• Main Authors: Sulaiman, Shameer Khan, Idris, Idayu Badilla, Hod, Rozita, Abdullah, Nik Nairan, Hod, Rafidah, Shamsusah, Nadia Aqilla
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences UPM 2023
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/106492/1/106492.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/106492/; https://medic.upm.edu.my/upload/dokumen/2023051611510043_MJMHS_1525.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Pregnant adolescents have been shown to have a higher incidence of health and non-health-related complications that affect both mothers and infants. These include increased risk of pregnancy-related diseases such as anemia and pre-eclampsia, preterm and low-birth-weight babies, as well as other soci...