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Maternal healthcare quality, continuity, and experiences among pregnant adolescents and adult women in Ethiopia, Kenya, and South Africa

A cohort study

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ID24219151
AuthorsBeatrice Amboko (0000-0002-5754-3853, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme), Irene Mugenya (0000-0003-4827-5241, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme), Emily Odipo (Population and Health Impact Surveillance Group, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme), Rose Jepchumba Kosgei (University of Nairobi), Wen-Chien Yang (0000-0001-8206-1496, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University), Shalom Sabwa (0000-0001-7121-1807, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health), Gebeyaw Molla Wondim (Ethiopian Public Health Institute), Nompumelelo Gloria Mfeka-Nkabinde (0000-0001-9176-7626, University of KwaZulu-Natal), Londiwe Mthethwa (University of KwaZulu-Natal), Nokuzola Cynthia Mzolo (University of KwaZulu-Natal), Margaret E Kruk (0000-0002-9549-8432, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University), Catherine Arsenault (0000-0003-2410-3015, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George Washington University), Jacinta Nzinga (0000-0001-8394-8857, KEMRI-Wellcome Trust Research Programme)
EditorsNicola L Hawley (0000-0002-2601-3454, Yale University)
Year2026
Volume6
Issue10
Pagese0004729
Publication date2026-10-05
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenuePLOS Global Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2767-3375 • E-ISSN: 2767-3375
PublisherPublic Library of Science (PLoS) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1371/journal.pgph.0004729
PMID42832540
OpenAlexW7220367032
LanguageEN
References cited41

The capacity of health systems to provide quality care for pregnant adolescents remains underexplored. This study examined the quality, continuity, and experiences of maternal healthcare among pregnant adolescents (

adolescent pregnancy · adult women · antenatal care attendance · Continuity of care · Ethiopia · health system capacity · intimate partner violence · iron and folic acid supplementation · Kenya · maternal and newborn health · pregnancy complications · public facility use · rural residence · South Africa · Global Maternal and Child Health · Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions · Reproductive Health and Contraception

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