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Improving the Well-Being of Adolescent Girls in Developing Countries

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dc.contributor.authorWorld Bank
dc.date.accessioned2022-01-04T21:24:32Z
dc.date.available2022-01-04T21:24:32Z
dc.date.issued2021-12
dc.description.abstractAdolescent girls are viewed as a key demographic group to target for successfully breaking the intergenerational transmission of poverty in developing countries. Unfortunately, for many teenage girls in developing countries, adolescence entails a fleeting transition from childhood to adulthood, when they are expected to behave as adults even though they are not biologically, cognitively, or emotionally ready to assume adult responsibilities. This report summarizes the state of the evidence and provides policy guidance on interventions that have sought to: (1) increase educational attainment; (2) delay childbearing; and/or (3) delay marriage for adolescent girls in developing countries. The focus is on these three outcomes because it is believed that altering these outcomes can have lasting effects on an individual’s well-being as well as the well-being of others, for example an individual’s (future) children. Despite these outcomes having long-lasting effects on lifetime well-being, they can be readily measured in the short-medium term, making it easier for researchers to analyze the impacts of different interventions on them.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/099025312242111019/P1699940bcc13001a083820804f74e8151b
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/36792
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/36792
dc.languageEnglish
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.subjectADOLESCENT GIRLS
dc.subjectADOLESCENT HEALTH
dc.subjectPOVERTY
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectFERTILITY
dc.subjectMARRIAGE
dc.subjectACCESS TO SERVICES
dc.subjectJOB TRAINING
dc.subjectSOCIAL NORMS
dc.subjectVOCATIONAL TRAINING
dc.subjectEMPOWERMENT
dc.subjectREPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectCASH TRANSFERS
dc.titleImproving the Well-Being of Adolescent Girls in Developing Countriesen
dc.typeReporten
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okr.crossref.titleImproving the Well-Being of Adolescent Girls in Developing Countries
okr.date.disclosure2022-01-04
okr.date.doiregistration2025-05-07T09:21:53.846982Z
okr.date.lastmodified2022-01-04T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work
okr.doctypeEconomic & Sector Work::Women in Development and Gender Study
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/undefined/099025312242111019/P1699940bcc13001a083820804f74e8151b
okr.guid099025312242111019
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum33692598
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okr.identifier.report167549
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okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099025312242111019/pdf/P1699940bcc13001a083820804f74e8151b.pdfen
okr.topicEducation::Economics of Education
okr.topicGender::Gender and Economics
okr.topicGender::Gender and Education
okr.topicGender::Gender and Health
okr.topicGender::Gender and Social Policy
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Adolescent Health
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Reproductive Health
okr.unitHNP GFF Program (HHNGF)
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