Adolescent health determinants for pregnancy and child health outcomes among the urban poor.
Indian Pediatr
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2004 Feb; 41(2): 137-45
Article
in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-7551
ABSTRACT
Adolescents among the urban and rural poor have a high incidence of chronic energy deficiency (CED) and anemia, more so in girls than in boys. Adolescent pregnancies (15-19 years) contribute to 19% of total fertility in India and record the highest maternal mortality rates. Besides maternal age, lack of education, low socio-economic status, maternal undernutrition and limited access to maternal health services are important determinants of poor pregnancy outcomes. Low birth weight is the major adverse outcome for the infant and an important determinant of increased child mortality. There is a lack of data for long term follow up of infants of adolescent mothers versus mothers 20 years and above, and more specifically, in the urban poor setting, an emerging concern.
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Index:
IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Poverty
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Pregnancy in Adolescence
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Socioeconomic Factors
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Urban Population
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Infant, Low Birth Weight
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Infant, Newborn
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Pregnancy
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Risk factors
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian Pediatr
Year:
2004
Type:
Article
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