Basic Profile of Early Childbirth in the Republic of Congo
Measures of early childbirth are high in the Republic of Congo. The share of women ages 18-22 who had a child before 18 is 31.8 percent, and it has decreased only slightly over time. The share of girls with a child before the age of 15 has also dec...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English en_US |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2016
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/05/26407442/basic-profile-early-child-birth-republic-congo http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24387 |
| Summary: | Measures of early childbirth are high in
the Republic of Congo. The share of women ages 18-22 who had
a child before 18 is 31.8 percent, and it has decreased only
slightly over time. The share of girls with a child before
the age of 15 has also decreased slightly. Early childbirth
is associated with lower wealth, lower education levels, and
employment without cash earnings. These are however only
correlations, not necessarily causal effects. In order to
design programs and policies to reduce the prevalence of
early childbirth, information is needed on its trend over
time, where it is most prevalent in a country, and what the
characteristics of girls giving birth early are. |
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