Adolescent Pregnancy In India: A Critical Review Of The Contributing Structural Determinants And The Impact Of Government Health Programs

By Megna Srinivasan   Introduction  The World Health Organization defines adolescent pregnancy (AP) as “pregnancy in young women aged 10–19 years”.¹ Although the global adolescent birth rate has decreased by 23.2 births per 1000 women over the past two decades, low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) still have around 21 million adolescent pregnancies annually.¹ According to Sustainable […]