Basic Profile of Early Childbirth in the Dominican Republic

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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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
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/923791468179098366/Basic-profile-of-early-childbirth-in-the-Dominican-Republic
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/25470

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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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