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Multiple-micronutrient supplementation in pregnant adolescents in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and a meta-analysis of individual participant data

Approximately 7.3 million births occur annually among adolescents in low- and middle-income countries. Pregnant adolescents constitute a nutritionally vulnerable group that could benefit from intervention to mitigate the mortality and adverse birth outcomes associated with adolescent pregnancy.

Main Authors: Keats, Emily C., Thurairajah, Pravheen, Cousens, Simon N., Bhutta, Zulfiqar A., Global Young Women’s Nutrition Investigators’ Group, Huybregts, Lieven
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford University Press 2022
Subjects:
adolescents
less favoured areas
pregnant adolescents
supplements
nutrition
trace elements
developing countries
mortality
iron
folic acid
women
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/141354
Summary:Approximately 7.3 million births occur annually among adolescents in low- and middle-income countries. Pregnant adolescents constitute a nutritionally vulnerable group that could benefit from intervention to mitigate the mortality and adverse birth outcomes associated with adolescent pregnancy.

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