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Short birth intervals and early menopause in sub-Saharan Africa: a multicountry analysis of physiological and psychosocial pathways in reproductive aging

2025-11-18

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<title>Abstract</title> <p> <bold>Background</bold> Early menopause (before age 45) significantly elevates risks for cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, diabetes, cognitive decline, and overall mortality. While previous research predominantly focused on genetic and socioeconomic determinants in high-income countries, reproductive factors such as birth spacing remain understudied, especially in resource-limite...

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Literature Corpus work: 698a5657-b5a7-5716-ac72-8a8383a1347c
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-7964408/v1

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