The costs of adolescent childbearing: evidence from Chile, Barbados, Guatemala, and Mexico.
Stud Fam Plann
; 29(2): 201-9, 1998 Jun.
Article
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| ID: mdl-9664632
ABSTRACT
PIP: The consequences of adolescent childbearing for women's social and economic opportunities and the well-being of their first-born child were investigated in studies conducted in Barbados (n = 303), Chile (n = 505), Guatemala (n = 2850), and Mexico (n = 462). The studies included retrospective information and a comparison group of adult childbearers. There was no evidence that early childbearing has negative consequences on the marriage options of young women. Adolescent childbearing was associated with higher fertility, a greater tendency to be a boarder, father absence and lack of financial support, and more grandparents taking over responsibility for child care. Adolescent motherhood was further associated with poor earning opportunities for the teenage mother and poverty. The first-born child's height-for-age was below the norm only when the mother was poor. Overall, these findings suggest that social policies aimed at significantly expanding the educational and income-earning opportunities of young mothers and providing them with access to high-quality reproductive health services could contribute to breaking the cycle of poverty associated with early childbearing.
Palavras-chave
Adolescent Pregnancy; Adolescents; Adolescents, Female; Age Factors; Americas; Barbados; Caribbean; Central America; Chile; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Fertility; Guatemala; Latin America; Maternal Age; Mexico; North America; Parental Age; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Poverty; Reproductive Behavior; Research Methodology; Research Report; Sampling Studies; Socioeconomic Factors; South America; Studies; Surveys; Youth
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Gravidez na Adolescência
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Proteção da Criança
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Saúde da Mulher
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Efeitos Psicossociais da Doença
Tipo de estudo:
Health_economic_evaluation
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
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Equity_inequality
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
País/Região como assunto:
America central
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America do sul
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Barbados
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Caribe ingles
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Chile
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Guatemala
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Mexico
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Stud Fam Plann
Ano de publicação:
1998
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos