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Trends in and predictors of pregnancy termination among 15–24 year-old women in Nigeria: a multi-level analysis of demographic and health surveys 2003–2018

Onukwugha, Franklin I.; Magadi, Monica A.; Sarki, Ahmed M.; Smith, Lesley

Authors

Franklin I. Onukwugha

Ahmed M. Sarki

Lesley Smith



Citation

Onukwugha, F. I., Magadi, M. A., Sarki, A. M., & Smith, L. (2020). Trends in and predictors of pregnancy termination among 15–24 year-old women in Nigeria: a multi-level analysis of demographic and health surveys 2003–2018. BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 20(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-020-03164-8

Journal Article Type Article
Online Publication Date Sep 22, 2020
Publication Date 2020-12
Deposit Date Jun 20, 2023
Journal BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
Publisher Springer Verlag
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 20
Issue 1
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-020-03164-8
Keywords Obstetrics and Gynecology
Additional Information Received: 18 May 2020; Accepted: 11 August 2020; First Online: 22 September 2020; : The study is based on secondary analysis of already anonymised Nigeria Demographic and Health Surveys (NDHS) data available in the public domain, so ethics approval was not required. Survey respondents voluntarily provided responses to the question “Ever terminated a pregnancy”. During data collection the survey protocol was reviewed and approved by the National Health Research Ethics Committee of Nigeria (NHREC) and the ICF Institutional Review Board (NPC and ICF, 2019).Relevant consents were obtained on behalf of the participants under 16 years before the data collection process. Although for non-therapeutic research (Research that does not involve physical contact through examination, treatment, or collection of bodily samples) in Nigeria, persons aged 13 years and above and emancipated minors can consent for themselves without parental consent in research.; : Not applicable.; : The authors declare that they have no competing interests.