Teenage pregnancy is a global social and health challenge owing to its diverse health andrndemographic consequences Mkwananzi 2016 WHO 2018. Adolescent pregnancies occurrnacross all socio-cultural and...

: Maternal fetal and neonatal mortality are higher in low-income compared to high-income countries duernto weak health systems including poor access and utilization of health services. Despite enormou...

Adolescence is a transitional development stage characterized by behavioral and hormonal changes resulting in emotional instability that predisposes adolescents to depression Jha et al.2017 Sandal et ...

Department of Paediatrics andrnChild Health Faculty of Health Sciences University of Nairobi...

Family Planning FP improves the quality of life for women however global unmet need for family plannings remains high especially in developing countries. In Kenya health care delivery including delive...

Physical and psychological well-being of family members is significantly determined byrnfamily functioning and its impairment affects the family. Since there is a bidirectional processrnbetween parent...

Maternal complications during pregnancy and labor are the leading cause of maternal and neonatal deaths globally. Despite existing efforts by the Kenyan Government on maternal and newborn health there...

The risk of unintended pregnancy is high in the postpartum period especially during the first year of delivery. Yet short birth intervals are associated with increased risk of adverse maternal and inf...

Maternal breastfeeding and complementary feeding knowledge is an important determinant of childrens long-term health and development....

Teenage pregnancy is a conception of pregnancy that ensues for girls between 13 and 19 years of age Yohannes et al. 2018. Teenage pregnancy is widely considered a global crisis due t...