Basic Profile of Early Childbirth in the Dominican Republic
Measures of early childbirth are high in the Dominican Republic. The share of women ages 18-22 who had a child before 18 is 20.4 percent and it has not decreased much over time. The share of girls who had a child before the age of 15, at just under...
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okr-10986-254702021-05-25T10:54:37Z Basic Profile of Early Childbirth in the Dominican Republic 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 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 the Dominican Republic. The share of women ages 18-22 who had a child before 18 is 20.4 percent and it has not decreased much over time. The share of girls who had a child before the age of 15, at just under two percent, 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. 2016-11-29T16:57:58Z 2016-11-29T16:57:58Z 2016-03 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/923791468179098366/Basic-profile-of-early-childbirth-in-the-Dominican-Republic http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25470 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 Latin America & Caribbean Dominican Republic |
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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 POPULATION PRODUCTIVITY GIRLS VIOLENCE FERTILITY MARRIAGE WOMEN YOUNGER GIRLS EARLY CHILDBIRTH EARLY MARRIAGE RURAL GIRLS PREGNANCY AGE AT MARRIAGE |
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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 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 the Dominican Republic |
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Measures of early childbirth are high in
the Dominican Republic. The share of women ages 18-22 who
had a child before 18 is 20.4 percent and it has not
decreased much over time. The share of girls who had a child
before the age of 15, at just under two percent, 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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Brief |
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Male, Chata Wodon, Quentin |
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Male, Chata Wodon, Quentin |
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Male, Chata |
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Basic Profile of Early Childbirth in the Dominican Republic |
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Basic Profile of Early Childbirth in the Dominican Republic |
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Basic Profile of Early Childbirth in the Dominican Republic |
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Basic Profile of Early Childbirth in the Dominican Republic |
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Basic Profile of Early Childbirth in the Dominican Republic |
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basic profile of early childbirth in the dominican republic |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2016 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/923791468179098366/Basic-profile-of-early-childbirth-in-the-Dominican-Republic http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25470 |
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