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Risk factors for poor mental health among adolescent mothers in South Africa

Kathryn Steventon Robertsa Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK;b Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UKCorrespondence[email protected]
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Colette Smithb Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UKView further author information
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Elona Toskaa Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK;c Centre for Social Science Research, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South Africa;d Department of Sociology, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South AfricaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-3800-3173View further author information
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Lucie Cluvera Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK;e Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South AfricaView further author information
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Katharina Haagf Norwegian Institute for Public Health, Oslo, NorwayView further author information
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Camille Wittesaelea Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK;g London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UKView further author information
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Nontokozo Langwenyaa Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford, Oxford, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7883-621XView further author information
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Janina Jochima Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford, Oxford, UKView further author information
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Wylene Saalc Centre for Social Science Research, University of Cape Town, Rondebosch, South AfricaView further author information
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Yulia Shenderovicha Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK;h Wolfson Centre for Young People’s Mental Health, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK;i Centre for the Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions for Public Health Improvement (DECIPHer), Cardiff University, Cardiff, UKORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-0254-3397View further author information
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Pages 67-84 | Received 19 May 2022, Accepted 06 Sep 2022, Published online: 25 Sep 2022

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