Men matter: a cross-sectional exploration of the forgotten fathers of children born to adolescent mothers in South Africa.

Steventon Roberts K, Smith C, Cluver LD, Toska E, Kelly J, Thomas A, Tolmay J, Marlow M, Sherr L

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DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-092723
Published: 2025 Jul 3
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@article{allodium:10.1136/bmjopen-2024-092723,
  title = {Men matter: a cross-sectional exploration of the forgotten fathers of children born to adolescent mothers in South Africa.},
  author = {Steventon Roberts K and Smith C and Cluver LD and Toska E and Kelly J and Thomas A and Tolmay J and Marlow M and Sherr L},
  year = {2025},
  journal = {BMJ open},
  doi = {10.1136/bmjopen-2024-092723},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-092723}
}

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AU  - Kelly J
AU  - Thomas A
AU  - Tolmay J
AU  - Marlow M
AU  - Sherr L
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K, S. R., C, S., LD, C., E, T., J, K., A, T., J, T., M, M., & L, S. (2025). Men matter: a cross-sectional exploration of the forgotten fathers of children born to adolescent mothers in South Africa.. BMJ open. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-092723

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