Improving the Well-Being of Adolescent Girls in Developing Countries
This paper conducts a large, narrative literature review of interventions that seek to (1) increase educational attainment, (2) delay childbearing, and/or (3) delay marriage for adolescent girls in developing countries. Using 104 interventions from...
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| Format: | Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2021
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/127361635787281327/Improving-the-Well-Being-of-Adolescent-Girls-in-Developing-Countries http://hdl.handle.net/10986/36478 |
| Summary: | This paper conducts a large,
narrative literature review of interventions that seek to
(1) increase educational attainment, (2) delay childbearing,
and/or (3) delay marriage for adolescent girls in developing
countries. Using 104 interventions from 70 studies,
predominantly in developing countries, the paper summarizes
the performance of 16 categories of interventions in
improving each of the three outcomes of interest. It then
provides high-level policy strategies to improve each
outcome, informed by this review. Finally, the paper
discusses several promising future research avenues to help
close knowledge gaps and, thus, improve policy guidance for
enhancing the well-being of adolescent girls in developing settings. |
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