Prevalence and determinants of adolescent pregnancy among women of reproductive age in South Africa
), Olusegun Sunday Ewemooje(2), Elizabeth Biney(3),
(1) Senior Managing Editor, African Journal of Reproductive Health (AJRH)
(2) Department of Statistics, Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria
(3) Department of Statistics, Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria
Corresponding Author
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