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Young adolescent girls are at high risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa: an observational multicountry study

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  • Ghyslain Mombo-Ngoma Centre de Recherches Médicales de Lambaréné (CERMEL), Albert Schweitzer Hospital, Lambaréné, Gabon Institute of Tropical Medicine, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), Tübingen, Germany Département de Parasitologie-Mycologie, Université des Sciences de la Santé, Libreville, Gabon Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC), Leiden, The Netherlands PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Jean Rodolphe Mackanga Centre de Recherches Médicales de Lambaréné (CERMEL), Albert Schweitzer Hospital, Lambaréné, Gabon Institute of Tropical Medicine, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), Tübingen, Germany PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Raquel González ManhiçaHealthResearch Center (CISM), Manhiça, Mozambique ISGlobal, Barcelona Ctr. Int. Health Res. (CRESIB), Hospital Clínic—Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Smaila Ouedraogo Faculté de Sciences de la Santé, Université Abomey Calavi, Cotonou, Benin Institut pour la Recherche et le Développement (IRD), Paris, France PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Mwaka A Kakolwa Ifakara Health Institute, Dodoma, Tanzania PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Rella Zoleko Manego Institute of Tropical Medicine, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany Ngounie Medical Research Centre, Fougamou, Gabon PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Arti Basra Centre de Recherches Médicales de Lambaréné (CERMEL), Albert Schweitzer Hospital, Lambaréné, Gabon Institute of Tropical Medicine, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), Tübingen, Germany PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • María Rupérez ManhiçaHealthResearch Center (CISM), Manhiça, Mozambique ISGlobal, Barcelona Ctr. Int. Health Res. (CRESIB), Hospital Clínic—Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Michel Cot Institut pour la Recherche et le Développement (IRD), Paris, France PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Abdunoor M Kabanywany Ifakara Health Institute, Dodoma, Tanzania PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Pierre-Blaise Matsiegui Ngounie Medical Research Centre, Fougamou, Gabon PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Seldiji T Agnandji Centre de Recherches Médicales de Lambaréné (CERMEL), Albert Schweitzer Hospital, Lambaréné, Gabon Institute of Tropical Medicine, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), Tübingen, Germany PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Anifa Vala ManhiçaHealthResearch Center (CISM), Manhiça, Mozambique PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Achille Massougbodji Faculté de Sciences de la Santé, Université Abomey Calavi, Cotonou, Benin PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Salim Abdulla Ifakara Health Institute, Dodoma, Tanzania PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Ayôla A Adegnika Centre de Recherches Médicales de Lambaréné (CERMEL), Albert Schweitzer Hospital, Lambaréné, Gabon Institute of Tropical Medicine, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), Tübingen, Germany Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC), Leiden, The Netherlands PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Esperança Sevene ManhiçaHealthResearch Center (CISM), Manhiça, Mozambique ISGlobal, Barcelona Ctr. Int. Health Res. (CRESIB), Hospital Clínic—Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Eusebio Macete ManhiçaHealthResearch Center (CISM), Manhiça, Mozambique PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Maria Yazdanbakhsh Leiden University Medical Centre (LUMC), Leiden, The Netherlands PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Peter G Kremsner Centre de Recherches Médicales de Lambaréné (CERMEL), Albert Schweitzer Hospital, Lambaréné, Gabon Institute of Tropical Medicine, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), Tübingen, Germany PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • John J Aponte ISGlobal, Barcelona Ctr. Int. Health Res. (CRESIB), Hospital Clínic—Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Clara Menéndez ISGlobal, Barcelona Ctr. Int. Health Res. (CRESIB), Hospital Clínic—Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  • Michael Ramharter Centre de Recherches Médicales de Lambaréné (CERMEL), Albert Schweitzer Hospital, Lambaréné, Gabon Institute of Tropical Medicine, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany German Centre for Infection Research (DZIF), Tübingen, Germany Department of Medicine I, Division of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria PubMed articlesGoogle scholar articles
  1. Correspondence to Dr Michael Ramharter; michael.ramharter{at}medizin.uni-tuebingen.de
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Mombo-Ngoma G, Mackanga JR, González R, et al
Young adolescent girls are at high risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes in sub-Saharan Africa: an observational multicountry study

Publication history

  • Received March 6, 2016
  • Revised April 12, 2016
  • Accepted April 14, 2016
  • First published June 29, 2016.
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November 27, 2023

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