Spatial and multilevel analysis of factors associated with teenage pregnancy in Somalia: evidence from the Somali health and demographic survey data
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Authors
- Abdulkadir Mohamed Nuh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-9455-3610)
- Abdisalam Hassan Muse (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4139-7334)
- Hamse Arab Ali
- Hamse Adam Abdi
- Abdirashid Muhumed Guled
- Mohamed Abdilahi Mohamed
- Mustafe Abdilahi Abdiqadir
- Nimao Mohamed Mouse
Institutions
- University of Hargeisa (SO)
- Amoud University (SO)
- Gollis University (SO)
- Somaliland University of Technology (SO)
- Somali International University (SO)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Public Health
- Published
- 2026-09-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-29274-0
- Primary Topic
- Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00