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Feto-maternal outcomes of caesarean delivery in Federal Medical Centre, Asaba: a two year review

Jombo, Sunday; Chukwuma, Ossai; Onwusulu, Daniel; Ilikannu, Samuel; Fagbemi, Adeniyi.

African Health Sciences; 22 (1), 2022

Background: The upward trend of caesarean section and its associated morbidity/mortality especially in low- and middle-income areas make regular appraisal of the procedure necessary. Objective: To evaluate caesarean section; its rate, indications, and maternal and fetal outcomes in Asaba. Methods: A retr...

Cesarean Section, Birth Rate, Fatal Outcome, Schools, Nursery, Fetal Mortality

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Provincial differentials of the effect of internal migration on teenage fertility in South Africa

Mkwananzi, Sibusiso S.

Afr. J. reprod. Health (online); 26 (11), 2022

This study investigated the association between internal migration and teenage fertility in South Africa. Data were from the 2007 and 2016 South African community surveys, N2007= 89800 and N2016=239733, age range 12 to 19, black teenagers= 81.5% and 89.4%, respectively. Results showed that between 2007 a...

Birth Rate, Fertility, Adolescent Mothers, Pregnancy in Adolescence, Internal Migration, Logistic Models, Family Characteristics

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