Trends in adolescent first births in five countries in Latin America and the Caribbean: disaggregated data from demographic and health surveys.

Reproductive Health
Sarah NealAlma V Camacho

Abstract

Adolescents in the Latin American and Caribbean region continue to experience poor reproductive health outcomes, including high rates of first birth before the age of 20 years. Aggregate national level data fails to identify groups where progress is particularly poor. This paper explores how trends in adolescent births have changed over time in five countries (Bolivia, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Haiti, and Peru) using data disaggregated by adolescent age group, wealth and urban / rural residence. The study draws on Demographic and Health Survey data from five countries where three surveys are available since 1990, with the most recent after 2006. It examines trends in adolescent births by wealth status and urban/rural residence. There has been little progress in reducing adolescent first births over the last two decades in these countries. Adolescent first births continue to be more common among the poorest and rural residents, and births among the youngest age-group (< 16 years) are particularly concentrated among these populations. Adolescent first births continue to be a major issue in these five countries, including amongst the youngest group (< 16 years), although the contexts in which it is occurring are changing over ...Continue Reading

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Sep 6, 2020·International Journal for Equity in Health·Sarah NealNyovani Madise
Nov 7, 2020·The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care : the Official Journal of the European Society of Contraception·Carolina Sales VieiraJorge López
Apr 13, 2021·Psychology, Health & Medicine·Abigail HarrisonMaureen Samms-Vaughan
Jul 3, 2021·International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health·Gaitree K BaldewsinghWilco C W R Zijlmans
Sep 29, 2019·Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology·Mónica M AlzateHamisu M Salihu
Aug 21, 2021·BMC Women's Health·Ana Luiza Vilela BorgesElizabeth Fujimori

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