"The ones at the bottom of the food chain": structural drivers of unintended pregnancy and unsafe abortion amongst adolescent girls in Zambia.
Joseph Mumba ZuluTamaryn L CrankshawRamatou OuedraogoKenneth JumaCarolien J AantjesPublished in: Archives of public health = Archives belges de sante publique (2024)
The embeddedness of adolescent pregnancies within community structures of economic insecurity and gendered and age-related power relations highlight the importance of introducing community level approaches to tackle unintended pregnancies and unsafe abortion. Understanding teenage pregnancy as a community issue creates opportunities for community level support to young girls especially when they return to school.