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

The 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...

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Main Authors:	Azevedo, Joao Pedro, Favara, Marta, Haddock, Sarah E., Lopez-Calva, Luis F., Muller, Miriam, Perova, Elizaveta
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ABORTION ACCESS TO CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS ACCESS TO CONTRACEPTIVES ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO EMPLOYMENT ACCESS TO INFORMATION ADOLESCENCE ADOLESCENT ADOLESCENT BIRTH ADOLESCENT BIRTH RATE ADOLESCENT CHILDBEARING ADOLESCENT FERTILITY ADOLESCENT FERTILITY RATE ADOLESCENT FERTILITY RATES ADOLESCENT MOTHER ADOLESCENT MOTHERHOOD ADOLESCENT MOTHERS ADOLESCENT POPULATION ADOLESCENT PREGNANCIES ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY ADOLESCENTS ADULTHOOD AGE OF MARRIAGE ALCOHOL ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION AUTONOMY OF WOMEN AVERAGE AGE BABY BASIC EDUCATION CARE PROVISION CHILD BEARING CHILD CARE CHILD MORTALITY CHILD SURVIVAL CHILDBEARING CHILDBIRTH CHRONIC MALNUTRITION COMPLICATIONS CONSEQUENCES OF FERTILITY CONTRACEPTIVE CONTRACEPTIVE KNOWLEDGE CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS CONTRACEPTIVE TECHNOLOGY CONTRACEPTIVE USE CONTROL OVER RESOURCES DECLINE OF FERTILITY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DISSEMINATION DIVORCE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DROPOUT DRUG USE DRUGS EARLY CHILDBEARING EARLY MOTHERHOOD EARLY PREGNANCIES EARLY PREGNANCY EARLY SEXUAL INITIATION ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES ECONOMIC STATUS EDUCATED WOMEN EFFECTIVE POLICIES ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION FAMILIES FAMILY BACKGROUND FAMILY PLANNING FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS FAMILY RESOURCES FEMALE LABOR FEMALE LABOR FORCE FERTILITY RATE FERTILITY RATES FIRST CHILD FIRST MARRIAGE FIRST SEXUAL INTERCOURSE FRIENDLY REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES GENDER GENDER EQUALITY GENDER GAPS GENDER INEQUALITIES GENDER INEQUALITY GENDER PARITY GENDER ROLES GIRLS AT RISK GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HEALTH CARE HEALTH SERVICES HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT IMMIGRATION IMPACT ON FERTILITY INCOME INEQUALITY INEQUITIES INFANT INFANT MORTALITY INTERGENERATIONAL TRANSMISSION INTRAUTERINE CONTRACEPTIVES LABOR MARKET LACK OF INFORMATION LEGAL STATUS LEVEL OF EDUCATION LEVELS OF EDUCATION LOWER ADOLESCENT FERTILITY MALE STERILIZATION MARITAL STATUS MATERNAL AGE MATERNAL MORTALITY MINISTRY OF HEALTH MISCARRIAGE MISCARRIAGES MISUNDERSTANDING MODERN CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS MOTHER NUMBER OF BIRTHS NUTRITIONAL STATUS OLDER MOTHERS OLDER WOMEN OPINION LEADERS OPPORTUNITIES FOR WOMEN PACE OF DECLINE PARENTAL SUPPORT PEER EDUCATION PEER PRESSURE POLICY CONCERN POLICY IMPLICATIONS PREGNANCY RATE PREGNANCY RATES PREGNANT TEENAGER PREGNANT TEENAGERS PREGNANT WOMAN PREGNANT WOMEN PREGNANT YOUTH PRIMARY SCHOOL PSYCHOLOGICAL SUPPORT PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH EXPENDITURE QUALITY EDUCATION QUALITY OF EDUCATION REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH SERVICES RESPECT RISK FACTORS RISK OF VIOLENCE RISKY BEHAVIOR RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR RURAL AREAS RURAL POPULATION SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL HOURS SCHOOL QUALITY SCHOOLS SECONDARY EDUCATION SELF-CONFIDENCE SEXUAL ACTIVITY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR SEXUAL EDUCATION SEXUAL INITIATION SEXUAL INTERCOURSE SEXUAL RELATIONS SEXUALLY ACTIVE SEXUALLY ACTIVE ADOLESCENTS SOCIAL AFFAIRS SOCIAL CONDITIONS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL MOBILITY SOCIAL NORMS SOCIAL PROBLEMS SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL RETURNS SOCIAL SECTOR SOCIAL SERVICES STERILIZATION STILLBIRTH SUICIDE TEEN TEEN GIRLS TEEN PREGNANCY TEENAGE CHILDBEARING TEENAGE FERTILITY TEENAGE GIRLS TEENAGE MOTHER TEENAGE MOTHERHOOD TEENAGE MOTHERS TEENAGE PREGNANCIES TEENAGE PREGNANCY TEENAGE WOMEN TEENAGE YEARS TEENAGER TEENAGERS TEENS TERTIARY LEVEL TOTAL FERTILITY RATE TOTAL FERTILITY RATES TRADITIONAL CONTRACEPTIVE TV UNEMPLOYMENT UNINTENDED PREGNANCIES UNITED NATIONS POPULATION DIVISION UNPROTECTED SEX UNSAFE ABORTION UNSAFE ABORTIONS URBAN AREAS USE OF CONDOMS USE OF CONTRACEPTIVES VITAL STATISTICS WDR YOUNG AGE YOUNG MOTHERS YOUNG WOMEN YOUNGER MOTHERS YOUNGER WOMEN YOUTH
Online Access:	http://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 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16978