Young mom, short kid: Examining social, biological and health and nutrition service factors linking adolescent pregnancy to early childhood undernutrition in India (P10-011-19)

Adolescent pregnancy is a global public health concern and one in five adolescents live in India, where early marriage is widely practiced. We sought to examine linkages between adolescent pregnancy and child undernutrition using a holistic approach.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Nguyen, Phuong Hong, Scott, Samuel P., Neupane, Sumanta, Tran, Lan Mai, Menon, Purnima
Format: Abstract
Language:Inglés
Published: Oxford University Press 2019
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/146129
Description
Summary:Adolescent pregnancy is a global public health concern and one in five adolescents live in India, where early marriage is widely practiced. We sought to examine linkages between adolescent pregnancy and child undernutrition using a holistic approach.