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Access And Attitudes Regarding Emergency Contraception And Reproductive Health In Nicaragua, Nadia Commers
Access And Attitudes Regarding Emergency Contraception And Reproductive Health In Nicaragua, Nadia Commers
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Unintended pregnancy affects millions of women across the globe and often leads to an increased risk of health complications and socio-economic stress. In Nicaragua, approximately 1 in 6 births are unplanned, a relatively low number in comparison to the United States. However, the rate of unintended pregnancy is particularly problematic within the adolescent age group of Nicaragua, where 50% of women give birth before age 20 and 45% of those births are unplanned. The annual fertility rate of Nicaragua’s adolescents (109 births per 1,000 15-19- year-olds) is the highest in all of North, Central and South America, where the average …