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Teenage Pregnancy and Opportunities in Latin America and the Caribbean : On Teenage Fertility Decisions, Poverty and Economic Achievement

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dc.contributor.authorFavara, Marta
dc.contributor.authorAzevedo, Joao Pedro
dc.contributor.authorHaddock, Sarah E.
dc.contributor.authorMuller, Miriam
dc.contributor.authorLopez-Calva, Luis F.
dc.contributor.authorPerova, Elizaveta
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-10T21:37:19Z
dc.date.available2014-02-10T21:37:19Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractThe pregnancy project sought to expose the existence, and challenge the validity, of stereotypes about Hispanic women. The charade explored the underlying motivations of the many who responded with a wide range of reactions. The specific objectives of this regional study are: to establish a thorough description of the magnitude of the issue and its potential implications for social advancement; to advance the understanding of the risk factors, motivations and impacts at the household level-as a determinant of poverty and a cause of intra-and intergenerational poverty traps; to illuminate the coping mechanisms and their individual and social implications; to highlight the gender-related issues that have historically provoked asymmetric costs to boys and girls; and to provide elements that support specific policies on this matter. In the last decade, Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) have been moving in the right direction and the region has experienced important gains in gender equality of endowments (assets) and economic opportunities. In most LAC countries, girls have been achieving gender parity in primary school enrollment and even outperforming boys at the secondary and tertiary level. The present report reviews the factors associated with teenage pregnancy and early childbearing and builds a framework to explore these issues systematically, towards the design of effective policy interventions in LAC. Teen pregnancy and early childbearing remain a challenge in the region, particularly given the association of these phenomena with poverty and lack of opportunities, and the concern that it may prevent women from taking full advantage of their human development assets and opportunities. The main message of the report is that poverty and lack of opportunities are key factors associated to early childbearing.en
dc.description.abstractEl embarazo adolescente y la maternidad temprana continúan siendo un gran desafío para la región, particularmente debido a la asociación de estos fenómenos con la pobreza y la falta de oportunidades, y la preocupación de estos factores podrían constituir impedimentos para que las mujeres aprovechen al máximo sus recursos y oportunidades de desarrollo humano. El presente informe examina los factores asociados con el embarazo adolescente y la maternidad temprana y crea un marco para explorar estos temas de forma sistemática hacia el diseño de intervenciones efectivas en el marco de políticas en América Latina. El mensaje principal que este documento pretende divulgar es que la pobreza y la falta de oportunidades son factores clave asociados a la maternidad temprana. El informe destaca la importancia de fortalecer la agencia y la autonomía de las mujeres en su participación en los mercados, comunidad y relaciones personales con el fin de que puedan tomar decisiones efectivas y elegir sobre los planes de vida que tienen motivo de valorar. Esto último podría incluir intervenciones no tradicionales y constituir un desafío para el diseño de políticas efectivas.es
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/18612518/teenage-pregnancy-opportunities-latin-america-caribbean-early-child-bearing-poverty-economic-achievement-vol-2-2-teenage-pregnancy-book-2013
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/16978
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/16978
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABORTION
dc.subjectACCESS TO CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS
dc.subjectACCESS TO CONTRACEPTIVES
dc.subjectACCESS TO EDUCATION
dc.subjectACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectACCESS TO INFORMATION
dc.subjectADOLESCENCE
dc.subjectADOLESCENT
dc.subjectADOLESCENT BIRTH
dc.subjectADOLESCENT BIRTH RATE
dc.subjectADOLESCENT CHILDBEARING
dc.subjectADOLESCENT FERTILITY
dc.subjectADOLESCENT FERTILITY RATE
dc.subjectADOLESCENT FERTILITY RATES
dc.subjectADOLESCENT MOTHER
dc.subjectADOLESCENT MOTHERHOOD
dc.subjectADOLESCENT MOTHERS
dc.subjectADOLESCENT POPULATION
dc.subjectADOLESCENT PREGNANCIES
dc.subjectADOLESCENT PREGNANCY
dc.subjectADOLESCENTS
dc.subjectADULTHOOD
dc.subjectAGE OF MARRIAGE
dc.subjectALCOHOL
dc.subjectALCOHOL CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectAUTONOMY OF WOMEN
dc.subjectAVERAGE AGE
dc.subjectBABY
dc.subjectBASIC EDUCATION
dc.subjectCARE PROVISION
dc.subjectCHILD BEARING
dc.subjectCHILD CARE
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY
dc.subjectCHILD SURVIVAL
dc.subjectCHILDBEARING
dc.subjectCHILDBIRTH
dc.subjectCHRONIC MALNUTRITION
dc.subjectCOMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectCONSEQUENCES OF FERTILITY
dc.subjectCONTRACEPTIVE
dc.subjectCONTRACEPTIVE KNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectCONTRACEPTIVE METHODS
dc.subjectCONTRACEPTIVE TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectCONTRACEPTIVE USE
dc.subjectCONTROL OVER RESOURCES
dc.subjectDECLINE OF FERTILITY
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDISSEMINATION
dc.subjectDIVORCE
dc.subjectDOMESTIC VIOLENCE
dc.subjectDROPOUT
dc.subjectDRUG USE
dc.subjectDRUGS
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDBEARING
dc.subjectEARLY MOTHERHOOD
dc.subjectEARLY PREGNANCIES
dc.subjectEARLY PREGNANCY
dc.subjectEARLY SEXUAL INITIATION
dc.subjectECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectECONOMIC STATUS
dc.subjectEDUCATED WOMEN
dc.subjectEFFECTIVE POLICIES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFAMILY BACKGROUND
dc.subjectFAMILY PLANNING
dc.subjectFAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
dc.subjectFAMILY RESOURCES
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR
dc.subjectFEMALE LABOR FORCE
dc.subjectFERTILITY RATE
dc.subjectFERTILITY RATES
dc.subjectFIRST CHILD
dc.subjectFIRST MARRIAGE
dc.subjectFIRST SEXUAL INTERCOURSE
dc.subjectFRIENDLY REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGENDER EQUALITY
dc.subjectGENDER GAPS
dc.subjectGENDER INEQUALITIES
dc.subjectGENDER INEQUALITY
dc.subjectGENDER PARITY
dc.subjectGENDER ROLES
dc.subjectGIRLS AT RISK
dc.subjectGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LEVEL
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectIMMIGRATION
dc.subjectIMPACT ON FERTILITY
dc.subjectINCOME INEQUALITY
dc.subjectINEQUITIES
dc.subjectINFANT
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectINTERGENERATIONAL TRANSMISSION
dc.subjectINTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVES
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLACK OF INFORMATION
dc.subjectLEGAL STATUS
dc.subjectLEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLEVELS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLOWER ADOLESCENT FERTILITY
dc.subjectMALE STERILIZATION
dc.subjectMARITAL STATUS
dc.subjectMATERNAL AGE
dc.subjectMATERNAL MORTALITY
dc.subjectMINISTRY OF HEALTH
dc.subjectMISCARRIAGE
dc.subjectMISCARRIAGES
dc.subjectMISUNDERSTANDING
dc.subjectMODERN CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS
dc.subjectMOTHER
dc.subjectNUMBER OF BIRTHS
dc.subjectNUTRITIONAL STATUS
dc.subjectOLDER MOTHERS
dc.subjectOLDER WOMEN
dc.subjectOPINION LEADERS
dc.subjectOPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN
dc.subjectPACE OF DECLINE
dc.subjectPARENTAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectPEER EDUCATION
dc.subjectPEER PRESSURE
dc.subjectPOLICY CONCERN
dc.subjectPOLICY IMPLICATIONS
dc.subjectPREGNANCY RATE
dc.subjectPREGNANCY RATES
dc.subjectPREGNANT TEENAGER
dc.subjectPREGNANT TEENAGERS
dc.subjectPREGNANT WOMAN
dc.subjectPREGNANT WOMEN
dc.subjectPREGNANT YOUTH
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectQUALITY EDUCATION
dc.subjectQUALITY OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectRESPECT
dc.subjectRISK FACTORS
dc.subjectRISK OF VIOLENCE
dc.subjectRISKY BEHAVIOR
dc.subjectRISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL POPULATION
dc.subjectSCHOOL ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectSCHOOL HOURS
dc.subjectSCHOOL QUALITY
dc.subjectSCHOOLS
dc.subjectSECONDARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectSELF-CONFIDENCE
dc.subjectSEXUAL ACTIVITY
dc.subjectSEXUAL BEHAVIOR
dc.subjectSEXUAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectSEXUAL INITIATION
dc.subjectSEXUAL INTERCOURSE
dc.subjectSEXUAL RELATIONS
dc.subjectSEXUALLY ACTIVE
dc.subjectSEXUALLY ACTIVE ADOLESCENTS
dc.subjectSOCIAL AFFAIRS
dc.subjectSOCIAL CONDITIONS
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSOCIAL MOBILITY
dc.subjectSOCIAL NORMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROBLEMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROGRAMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL RETURNS
dc.subjectSOCIAL SECTOR
dc.subjectSOCIAL SERVICES
dc.subjectSTERILIZATION
dc.subjectSTILLBIRTH
dc.subjectSUICIDE
dc.subjectTEEN
dc.subjectTEEN GIRLS
dc.subjectTEEN PREGNANCY
dc.subjectTEENAGE CHILDBEARING
dc.subjectTEENAGE FERTILITY
dc.subjectTEENAGE GIRLS
dc.subjectTEENAGE MOTHER
dc.subjectTEENAGE MOTHERHOOD
dc.subjectTEENAGE MOTHERS
dc.subjectTEENAGE PREGNANCIES
dc.subjectTEENAGE PREGNANCY
dc.subjectTEENAGE WOMEN
dc.subjectTEENAGE YEARS
dc.subjectTEENAGER
dc.subjectTEENAGERS
dc.subjectTEENS
dc.subjectTERTIARY LEVEL
dc.subjectTOTAL FERTILITY RATE
dc.subjectTOTAL FERTILITY RATES
dc.subjectTRADITIONAL CONTRACEPTIVE
dc.subjectTV
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNINTENDED PREGNANCIES
dc.subjectUNITED NATIONS POPULATION DIVISION
dc.subjectUNPROTECTED SEX
dc.subjectUNSAFE ABORTION
dc.subjectUNSAFE ABORTIONS
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectUSE OF CONDOMS
dc.subjectUSE OF CONTRACEPTIVES
dc.subjectVITAL STATISTICS
dc.subjectWDR
dc.subjectYOUNG AGE
dc.subjectYOUNG MOTHERS
dc.subjectYOUNG WOMEN
dc.subjectYOUNGER MOTHERS
dc.subjectYOUNGER WOMEN
dc.subjectYOUTH
dc.titleTeenage Pregnancy and Opportunities in Latin America and the Caribbean : On Teenage Fertility Decisions, Poverty and Economic Achievementen
dc.titleEmbarazo adolescente y oportunidades en América Latina y el Caribe : sobre maternidad temprana, pobreza y logros económicoses
dc.title.alternativeEmbarazo adolescente y oportunidades en America Latina y el Caribe sobre maternidad temprana, pobreza y logros economicosen
dc.title.alternativeEmbarazo adolescente y oportunidades en America Latina y el Caribe sobre maternidad temprana, pobreza y logros economicoses
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okr.date.disclosure2013-12-06
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-05T12:32:17.363425Z
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Working Paper
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/18612518/teenage-pregnancy-opportunities-latin-america-caribbean-early-child-bearing-poverty-economic-achievement-vol-2-2-teenage-pregnancy-book-2013
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okr.region.administrativeLatin America & Caribbean
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Family Planning Research
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Adolescent Health
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Reproductive Health
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Population Policies
okr.topicGender::Gender and Development
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