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Empowering Adolescent Girls: Evidence from a Randomized Control Trial in Uganda

dc.contributor.authorBandiera, Oriana
dc.contributor.authorBuehren, Niklas
dc.contributor.authorBurgess, Robin
dc.contributor.authorGoldstein, Markus
dc.contributor.authorGulesci, Selim
dc.contributor.authorRasul, Imran
dc.contributor.authorSulaiman, Munshi
dc.date.accessioned2016-12-01T15:37:00Z
dc.date.available2016-12-01T15:37:00Z
dc.date.issued2012-12
dc.description.abstractNearly 60 percent of Uganda's population is aged below twenty. This generation faces health and economic challenges associated with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), early pregnancy, and unemployment. Whether these challenges are due to a lack of information and or vocational skills is however uncertain. A programme was conducted to provide: (i) vocational training to run small-scale enterprises; and (ii) information on health and risky behaviors. The programme conducted, positively impacts behaviors on both economic and health margins. On economic margins, the intervention raises the likelihood that girls engage in income generating activities by 32 percent mainly driven by increased participation in self-employment. On health related margins, self-reported routine condom usage increases by 50 percent among the sexually active, and the probability of having a child decreases by 26 percent. Strikingly, the share of girls reporting sex against their will drops from 21 percent to almost zero. The findings suggest combined interventions might be more effective among adolescent girls than single-pronged interventions aiming to improve labor market outcomes solely through vocational training, or to change risky behaviors solely through education programmes.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/12/17385460/Empowering-adolescent-girls-evidence-from-a-randomized-control-trial-in-Uganda
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/25529
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectABILITY OF YOUNG
dc.subjectADOLESCENT
dc.subjectADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectADOLESCENT GIRL
dc.subjectADOLESCENT GIRLS
dc.subjectADOLESCENT HEALTH
dc.subjectADOLESCENTS
dc.subjectADULTHOOD
dc.subjectAGE AT MARRIAGE
dc.subjectAGE AT MENARCHE
dc.subjectAGE COHORT
dc.subjectANAL SEX
dc.subjectBABIES
dc.subjectBABY
dc.subjectBIRTHS
dc.subjectBOTH SEXES
dc.subjectCHILD BEARING
dc.subjectCHILD MARRIAGE
dc.subjectCHILD-BEARING
dc.subjectCHILDBEARING
dc.subjectCHILDBIRTH
dc.subjectCLASSROOM
dc.subjectCOGNITIVE SKILLS
dc.subjectCONDOM
dc.subjectCONDOM USE
dc.subjectCONDOMS
dc.subjectCONTRACEPTION
dc.subjectCONTRACEPTIVE METHODS
dc.subjectCONTRACEPTIVE USAGE
dc.subjectCURRICULUM
dc.subjectDEMOGRAPHIC TRENDS
dc.subjectDEPENDENCY RATIO
dc.subjectDEVELOPING COUNTRIES
dc.subjectDOMESTIC VIOLENCE
dc.subjectEARLY MARRIAGE
dc.subjectEARLY PREGNANCY
dc.subjectECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY
dc.subjectEMPOWERMENT OF GIRLS
dc.subjectENROLLMENT
dc.subjectENROLLMENT RATES
dc.subjectENTREPRENEURIAL SKILLS
dc.subjectENTREPRENEURSHIP TRAINING
dc.subjectEXPOSURE TO HEALTH RISKS
dc.subjectFAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subjectFAMILY PLANNING
dc.subjectFERTILITY
dc.subjectFERTILITY DROPS
dc.subjectFERTILITY RATES
dc.subjectFORMS OF CONTRACEPTION
dc.subjectGENDER RELATIONS
dc.subjectGENDER ROLES
dc.subjectGIRLS
dc.subjectGLOBAL POPULATION
dc.subjectHEALTH PROBLEMS
dc.subjectHEALTH RISKS
dc.subjectHERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS
dc.subjectHETEROSEXUAL INTERCOURSE
dc.subjectHIGHER LEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectHIV
dc.subjectHIV INFECTION
dc.subjectHIV INFECTIONS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectIMPACT ON FERTILITY
dc.subjectIMPACT ON GIRLS
dc.subjectINFECTIONS
dc.subjectINFORMATION CAMPAIGNS
dc.subjectINTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectJOB OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLABOR MARKET
dc.subjectLABOR SUPPLY
dc.subjectLACK OF INFORMATION
dc.subjectLEADERSHIP
dc.subjectLEGAL RIGHTS
dc.subjectLEVEL OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectLIFE SKILLS
dc.subjectLIFE-SKILLS
dc.subjectLITERACY
dc.subjectLITERACY COURSES
dc.subjectLITERACY TRAINING
dc.subjectLIVELIHOOD SKILLS
dc.subjectMARRIED ADOLESCENT GIRLS
dc.subjectMENSTRUAL DISORDERS
dc.subjectMENSTRUATION
dc.subjectNEWBORN
dc.subjectNUMBER OF ADOLESCENTS
dc.subjectNUMBER OF BIRTHS
dc.subjectNUMBER OF CHILDREN
dc.subjectOLD GIRLS
dc.subjectOLDER GIRLS
dc.subjectOLDER MEN
dc.subjectPEER EDUCATION
dc.subjectPOLICY MAKERS
dc.subjectPREGNANT WOMAN
dc.subjectPRIMARY DATA
dc.subjectPROVISION OF INFORMATION
dc.subjectRAPE
dc.subjectRAPID POPULATION GROWTH
dc.subjectREADING
dc.subjectRECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectRELATIONS WITH MEN
dc.subjectRELATIONSHIPS WITH MEN
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE HEALTH
dc.subjectRETURNS TO EDUCATION
dc.subjectRISKY BEHAVIOR
dc.subjectRISKY SEX
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL LOCATIONS
dc.subjectSAFER SEX
dc.subjectSCHOOL ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectSCHOOL DROP
dc.subjectSCHOOL DROP-OUTS
dc.subjectSCHOOL ENROLLMENT
dc.subjectSCHOOL ENROLMENT
dc.subjectSCHOOL GOING
dc.subjectSCHOOLING
dc.subjectSCHOOLS
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSEX
dc.subjectSEX WORK
dc.subjectSEX WORKERS
dc.subjectSEXUAL ACTIVITY
dc.subjectSEXUAL BEHAVIORS
dc.subjectSEXUAL RELATIONS
dc.subjectSEXUALLY ACTIVE
dc.subjectSHORT-TERM RELATIONSHIPS
dc.subjectSKILL TRAINING
dc.subjectSKILLS TRAINING
dc.subjectSOCIAL NORMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL UNREST
dc.subjectSPILLOVER
dc.subjectTEACHING
dc.subjectTEEN
dc.subjectTEEN PREGNANCIES
dc.subjectTEEN PREGNANCY
dc.subjectTEENAGE GIRLS
dc.subjectTEENAGE PREGNANCIES
dc.subjectTEENAGE PREGNANCY
dc.subjectTRAINING COURSES
dc.subjectTRAINING PROGRAMS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT RATES
dc.subjectUNPROTECTED SEX
dc.subjectURBAN AREAS
dc.subjectVAGINAL SEX
dc.subjectVIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL SKILLS
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL TRAINING
dc.subjectYOUNG GIRLS
dc.subjectYOUNG PEOPLE
dc.subjectYOUNG WOMEN
dc.subjectYOUNGER GIRLS
dc.subjectYOUTH
dc.subjectYOUTH POPULATION
dc.subjectYOUTH POPULATIONS
dc.subjectAFRICA GENDER POLICY
dc.subjectGENDER INNOVATION LAB
dc.subjectWOMEN AND YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
dc.titleEmpowering Adolescent Girlsen
dc.title.subtitleEvidence from a Randomized Control Trial in Ugandaen
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dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.date.disclosure2013-02-26
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okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/12/17385460/Empowering-adolescent-girls-evidence-from-a-randomized-control-trial-in-Uganda
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okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryUganda
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Adolescent Health
okr.topicSocial Protections and Labor::Vocational & Technical Education
okr.topicPrivate Sector Development::Small and Medium Size Enterprises
okr.topicEducation::Education For All
okr.topicGender::Gender and Health
okr.unitAFT: PREM Front Office (AFTPM)
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