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Prevalence and factors associated with teenage pregnancy in Sierra Leone: evidence from a nationally representative Demographic and Health Survey of 2019

Crossref DOI link: https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-15436-x

Published Online: 2023-03-20

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Authors

Nuwabaine, Lilian

Sserwanja, Quraish https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0576-4627
Kamara, Kassim

Musaba, Milton W. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4145-4044
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Article History

Received: 17 May 2022

Accepted: 13 March 2023

First Online: 20 March 2023

Declarations

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: High international ethical standards are ensured during MEASURE DHS surveys and the study protocol is performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines. The SLDHS 2019 survey protocol was reviewed and approved by the Sierra Leone Ethics and Scientific Review Committee and the ICF Institutional Review Board. Written informed consent was obtained from human participants and written informed consent was also obtained from legally authorized representatives of minor participants. This data set was obtained from the MEASURE DHS website (URL: ) after getting their permission, and no formal ethical clearance was obtained since we conducted a secondary analysis of publicly available data.

: Not applicable.

: All authors declare that they have no competing interests.

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