Basic Profile of Early Childbirth in Nepal

Measures of early childbirth are high in Nepal. The share of women ages 18-22 who had a child before 18 is 17.4 percent and it has decreased only slightly over time. The share of girls who had a child before the age of 15, at one percent, has also...

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Main Authors:	Male, Chata, Wodon, Quentin
Format:	Brief
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:	BIRTH CHILDBIRTH URBAN GIRLS LIVE BIRTH EARLY PREGNANCY POLICIES WOMAN FIRST CHILD AGE CHILD MARRIAGE BIRTHS AGE GROUPS LABOR FORCE CHILDBIRTHS URBAN AREAS PREVALENCE EFFECTS EARLY MARRIAGE FOR GIRLS HEALTH NUTRITION MOTHER BULLETIN HEALTH RISKS POLICY FIRST BIRTH KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT NUMBER OF GIRLS CHILDREN LEVEL OF EDUCATION EDUCATION POPULATION KNOWLEDGE LIFE RURAL AREAS YOUNG WOMEN FIRST MARRIAGE ALL POPULATION PRODUCTIVITY GIRLS VIOLENCE FERTILITY MARRIAGE WOMEN YOUNGER GIRLS EARLY CHILDBIRTH EARLY MARRIAGE RURAL GIRLS PREGNANCY AGE AT MARRIAGE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/06/26489561/basic-profile-early-childbirth-nepal http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24550

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spelling	okr-10986-245502021-05-25T10:54:39Z Basic Profile of Early Childbirth in Nepal Male, Chata Wodon, Quentin BIRTH CHILDBIRTH URBAN GIRLS LIVE BIRTH EARLY PREGNANCY POLICIES WOMAN FIRST CHILD AGE CHILD MARRIAGE BIRTHS AGE GROUPS LABOR FORCE CHILDBIRTHS URBAN AREAS PREVALENCE EFFECTS EARLY MARRIAGE FOR GIRLS HEALTH NUTRITION MOTHER BULLETIN HEALTH RISKS POLICY FIRST BIRTH KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT NUMBER OF GIRLS CHILDREN LEVEL OF EDUCATION EDUCATION POPULATION KNOWLEDGE LIFE RURAL AREAS YOUNG WOMEN FIRST MARRIAGE ALL POPULATION PRODUCTIVITY GIRLS VIOLENCE FERTILITY MARRIAGE WOMEN YOUNGER GIRLS EARLY CHILDBIRTH EARLY MARRIAGE RURAL GIRLS PREGNANCY AGE AT MARRIAGE Measures of early childbirth are high in Nepal. The share of women ages 18-22 who had a child before 18 is 17.4 percent and it has decreased only slightly over time. The share of girls who had a child before the age of 15, at one percent, has also decreased. 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. 2016-06-15T22:55:34Z 2016-06-15T22:55:34Z 2016-03 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/06/26489561/basic-profile-early-childbirth-nepal http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24550 English en_US Health, Nutrition and Population Knowledge Brief; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief South Asia Nepal
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topic	BIRTH CHILDBIRTH URBAN GIRLS LIVE BIRTH EARLY PREGNANCY POLICIES WOMAN FIRST CHILD AGE CHILD MARRIAGE BIRTHS AGE GROUPS LABOR FORCE CHILDBIRTHS URBAN AREAS PREVALENCE EFFECTS EARLY MARRIAGE FOR GIRLS HEALTH NUTRITION MOTHER BULLETIN HEALTH RISKS POLICY FIRST BIRTH KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT NUMBER OF GIRLS CHILDREN LEVEL OF EDUCATION EDUCATION POPULATION KNOWLEDGE LIFE RURAL AREAS YOUNG WOMEN FIRST MARRIAGE ALL POPULATION PRODUCTIVITY GIRLS VIOLENCE FERTILITY MARRIAGE WOMEN YOUNGER GIRLS EARLY CHILDBIRTH EARLY MARRIAGE RURAL GIRLS PREGNANCY AGE AT MARRIAGE
spellingShingle	BIRTH CHILDBIRTH URBAN GIRLS LIVE BIRTH EARLY PREGNANCY POLICIES WOMAN FIRST CHILD AGE CHILD MARRIAGE BIRTHS AGE GROUPS LABOR FORCE CHILDBIRTHS URBAN AREAS PREVALENCE EFFECTS EARLY MARRIAGE FOR GIRLS HEALTH NUTRITION MOTHER BULLETIN HEALTH RISKS POLICY FIRST BIRTH KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT NUMBER OF GIRLS CHILDREN LEVEL OF EDUCATION EDUCATION POPULATION KNOWLEDGE LIFE RURAL AREAS YOUNG WOMEN FIRST MARRIAGE ALL POPULATION PRODUCTIVITY GIRLS VIOLENCE FERTILITY MARRIAGE WOMEN YOUNGER GIRLS EARLY CHILDBIRTH EARLY MARRIAGE RURAL GIRLS PREGNANCY AGE AT MARRIAGE Male, Chata Wodon, Quentin Basic Profile of Early Childbirth in Nepal
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description	Measures of early childbirth are high in Nepal. The share of women ages 18-22 who had a child before 18 is 17.4 percent and it has decreased only slightly over time. The share of girls who had a child before the age of 15, at one percent, has also decreased. 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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title	Basic Profile of Early Childbirth in Nepal
title_short	Basic Profile of Early Childbirth in Nepal
title_full	Basic Profile of Early Childbirth in Nepal
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publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2016
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Basic Profile of Early Childbirth in Nepal

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