A Review of Gender Issues in the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica

A Review of Gender Issues in the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica

This report examines the effect of gender on socio-economic outcomes in three Caribbean countries: the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica. Organized in three separate country notes, it covers: demographics, health and reproductive health, violen...

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Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ACCESS TO CONTRACEPTION ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME ADOLESCENT ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY AGRICULTURE ALCOHOLISM BIOLOGICAL FATHERS BIRTHS CHILDBEARING CHILDBIRTH CLINICS COMMERCIAL SEX CONDOM USE CONDOMS CONSENSUAL UNIONS CONTRACEPTIVE PREVALENCE CONTRACEPTIVE USE CRIME CULTURAL DIFFERENCES DISCRIMINATION DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN DIVORCE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DOWRY DYING EARLY CHILDHOOD EARLY PREGNANCY EDUCATION EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES EXTENDED FAMILIES FAMILIES FAMILY PLANNING FAMILY STRUCTURES FAMILY SUPPORT FATHERS GENDER GENDER DIFFERENCES GENDER NORMS GIRLS HEALTH HEALTH CARE HEALTH SERVICES HIGH-RISK HIV INFECTION HOUSEHOLD FORMATION HOUSEHOLDS HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS ILLITERACY IMMUNODEFICIENCY INTERVENTION LAND OWNERSHIP LAWS LIFE EXPECTANCY LITERACY LEVELS LIVING CONDITIONS LOW INCOME MALE BEHAVIOR MALE PARTNERS MALE YOUTH MARRIED WOMEN MATERNAL DEATH MATERNAL HEALTH MATERNAL MORTALITY MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE MEDIA MIGRATION MORAL VALUES MORBIDITY MORTALITY MORTALITY RATE MOTHERS MULTIPLE SEXUAL PARTNERS NATIONAL FAMILY PLANNING BOARD NGOS PARENTING PARENTING PROBLEMS PARENTS PEER GROUPS PHYSICAL ABUSE PHYSICAL VIOLENCE POWER PREGNANCIES PREGNANCY RELIGION REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CARE RISK BEHAVIOR RISK BEHAVIORS RISK GROUPS ROLE MODELS RURAL AREAS SEX SEXUAL ABUSE SEXUAL ABUSE OF GIRLS SEXUAL BEHAVIOR SEXUAL ENCOUNTER SEXUAL HEALTH SEXUAL HEALTH CARE SEXUAL HEALTH SERVICES SIBLINGS SLAVERY SOCIAL ATTITUDES SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL ISSUES SOCIALIZATION SOCIETY SUBSTANCE ABUSE TEENAGE PREGNANCIES TEENAGE PREGNANCY TEENAGE WOMEN TRADITIONAL GENDER ROLES UNEMPLOYMENT UNPROTECTED SEX VICTIMS VIOLENCE VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN WORKERS YOUNG MALES YOUNG MEN YOUTH GENDER DISCRIMINATION; GENDER INEQUALITY; GENDER; PREGNANCY; EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL SECTOR; VIOLENCE; REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; CRIME PREVENTION; FAMILY WELFARE; CULTURAL VALUES; EDUCATION; ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; HIV INFECTIONS; WOMEN IN DEVELOPMENT
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/12/2156902/review-gender-issues-dominican-republic-haiti-jamaica http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15311

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