Adolescent Pregnancy in the Dominican Republic

Over the past several decades, robust economic growth and sustained poverty reduction have made the Dominican Republic (DR) a regional success story, yet the country’s adolescent pregnancy rate remains far above the average for Latin America and th...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Policy Note
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2021
Subjects:	ADOLESCENT HEALTH PREGNANCY ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY PUBLIC HEALTH SPENDING PREGNANCY PREVENTION PROGRAM
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/495961624001349657/Adolescent-Pregnancy-in-the-Dominican-Republic http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35860

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spelling	okr-10986-358602021-06-30T05:10:44Z Adolescent Pregnancy in the Dominican Republic World Bank ADOLESCENT HEALTH PREGNANCY ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY PUBLIC HEALTH SPENDING PREGNANCY PREVENTION PROGRAM Over the past several decades, robust economic growth and sustained poverty reduction have made the Dominican Republic (DR) a regional success story, yet the country’s adolescent pregnancy rate remains far above the average for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and is closer to the levels observed in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Adolescent pregnancy poses severe risks to girls and young women, including elevated rates of maternal1 and child mortality, and is strongly correlated with sexual abuse and domestic violence. This report analyzes the DR’s persistently high rate of adolescent pregnancy, identifies its main determinants and consequences, and evaluates the effectiveness of policies and programs designed to help reduce adolescent pregnancy and mitigate its adverse personal and social impacts. This report presents a set of stylized facts on adolescent pregnancy in the DR and uses an econometric model to estimate the statistical significance of risk factors for adolescent pregnancy and its negative effects at the individual and household levels. Finally, an assessment of early adolescent versus late adolescent pregnancy reveals important differences in their causes and implications. 2021-06-29T16:11:55Z 2021-06-29T16:11:55Z 2020-09 Policy Note http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/495961624001349657/Adolescent-Pregnancy-in-the-Dominican-Republic http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35860 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Note Latin America & Caribbean Dominican Republic
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description	Over the past several decades, robust economic growth and sustained poverty reduction have made the Dominican Republic (DR) a regional success story, yet the country’s adolescent pregnancy rate remains far above the average for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and is closer to the levels observed in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Adolescent pregnancy poses severe risks to girls and young women, including elevated rates of maternal1 and child mortality, and is strongly correlated with sexual abuse and domestic violence. This report analyzes the DR’s persistently high rate of adolescent pregnancy, identifies its main determinants and consequences, and evaluates the effectiveness of policies and programs designed to help reduce adolescent pregnancy and mitigate its adverse personal and social impacts. This report presents a set of stylized facts on adolescent pregnancy in the DR and uses an econometric model to estimate the statistical significance of risk factors for adolescent pregnancy and its negative effects at the individual and household levels. Finally, an assessment of early adolescent versus late adolescent pregnancy reveals important differences in their causes and implications.
format	Policy Note
author	World Bank
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title	Adolescent Pregnancy in the Dominican Republic
title_short	Adolescent Pregnancy in the Dominican Republic
title_full	Adolescent Pregnancy in the Dominican Republic
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title_full_unstemmed	Adolescent Pregnancy in the Dominican Republic
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publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2021
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/495961624001349657/Adolescent-Pregnancy-in-the-Dominican-Republic http://hdl.handle.net/10986/35860
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Adolescent Pregnancy in the Dominican Republic

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