Adolescent Fertility and Sexual Health in Nigeria
This study examines the determinants of adolescent sexual behavior and fertility in Nigeria, with a special focus on knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of adolescents aged 10-19 years old in Karu Local Government Authority (LGA), a peri-urban area...
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USE OF CONTRACEPTION SEX EDUCATION RELIGIOUS DIFFERENCES CHILD HEALTH RISKS SOCIAL NORMS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CONTRACEPTION PEER EDUCATION PEOPLE VACCINATION MIDWIFERY SCHOOL ENROLMENT ANTENATAL CARE FAMILY SUPPORT PREVENTION SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR YOUTH-FRIENDLY SERVICES MORBIDITY SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES HEALTH EDUCATION SEXUAL HEALTH COMMUNITY HEALTH SOCIAL WORK ETHNIC GROUPS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH POLICY HEALTH CARE INFERTILITY SCHOOL HEALTH SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS LEGAL STATUS FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS PUBERTY HEALTH CAPACITY BUILDING HOLISTIC APPROACH EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION NUMBER OF PEOPLE INFORMATION SYSTEMS SOCIAL STUDIES PUBLIC HEALTH LIFE EXPECTANCY KNOWLEDGE PREGNANCIES PATIENT SMOKING INTERVENTION POPULATION GROWTH SECONDARY SCHOOLS HEALTH INDICATORS FAMILY HEALTH SEXUALITY RAPE SECONDARY SCHOOL NURSES STIS VIOLENCE GENDER NORMS CHILD ABUSE DISSEMINATION SERVICE PROVIDER SERVICE PROVISION MARRIAGE SEXUAL INTERCOURSE BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS GYNECOLOGY ADOLESCENT FERTILITY SERVICE DELIVERY QUALITY IMPROVEMENT SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT INTERVIEW SECONDARY SCHOOL ENROLMENT AGE AT MARRIAGE MORTALITY SEXUAL PRACTICES HEALTH CARE SYSTEM RISK GROUPS RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR UNIONS UNEMPLOYMENT HUMAN CAPITAL TEENAGE PREGNANCY SEXUAL ABUSE MIGRANT OLDER PEOPLE YOUNG ADULTS WORKERS IUDS POLICIES AGED POPULATION STUDIES ADOLESCENT GIRLS HIV HEALTH POLICY MINISTRY OF EDUCATION HEALTH OUTCOMES UNIVERSAL ACCESS SEXUAL ACTIVITY FAMILY FORMATION URBAN AREAS FAMILY PLANNING UNWANTED PREGNANCY DECISION MAKING POPULATION COUNCIL NUTRITION WORKSHOPS ADOLESCENTS QUALITY CONTROL POLICY QUALITY OF LIFE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE HEALTH POLICIES CONTRACEPTIVE USE INTERNET RISK FACTORS SEXUAL BEHAVIOR GOVERNMENT POLICIES LEGAL AGE AT MARRIAGE WEIGHT COMMUNICABLE DISEASES HUMAN RIGHTS PREGNANT WOMEN ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES POPULOUS COUNTRY SEXUAL HARASSMENT CHILDREN CLINICS WORKING CONDITIONS LACK OF KNOWLEDGE YOUTH- FRIENDLY SERVICES YOUNG WOMEN SINGLE PARENTS POLICY IMPLICATIONS YOUNG PEOPLE NATIONAL POLICY POPULATION INEQUITABLE GENDER NORMS UNFPA STRATEGY FERTILITY SIBLINGS FAMILIES CHILD HEALTH SERVICES WOMEN SEXUAL VIOLENCE ADOLESCENT HEALTH HOSPITALS SOCIAL ISSUES HEALTH INTERVENTIONS AIDS EARLY MARRIAGE BIRTH ATTENDANT HEALTH SERVICES IMPLEMENTATION ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION ABORTION PREGNANCY CONDOMS POLITICAL INSTABILITY PARENTAL CONSENT SERVICE PROVIDERS ALCOHOLISM |
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USE OF CONTRACEPTION SEX EDUCATION RELIGIOUS DIFFERENCES CHILD HEALTH RISKS SOCIAL NORMS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CONTRACEPTION PEER EDUCATION PEOPLE VACCINATION MIDWIFERY SCHOOL ENROLMENT ANTENATAL CARE FAMILY SUPPORT PREVENTION SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR YOUTH-FRIENDLY SERVICES MORBIDITY SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES HEALTH EDUCATION SEXUAL HEALTH COMMUNITY HEALTH SOCIAL WORK ETHNIC GROUPS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH POLICY HEALTH CARE INFERTILITY SCHOOL HEALTH SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS LEGAL STATUS FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS PUBERTY HEALTH CAPACITY BUILDING HOLISTIC APPROACH EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION NUMBER OF PEOPLE INFORMATION SYSTEMS SOCIAL STUDIES PUBLIC HEALTH LIFE EXPECTANCY KNOWLEDGE PREGNANCIES PATIENT SMOKING INTERVENTION POPULATION GROWTH SECONDARY SCHOOLS HEALTH INDICATORS FAMILY HEALTH SEXUALITY RAPE SECONDARY SCHOOL NURSES STIS VIOLENCE GENDER NORMS CHILD ABUSE DISSEMINATION SERVICE PROVIDER SERVICE PROVISION MARRIAGE SEXUAL INTERCOURSE BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS GYNECOLOGY ADOLESCENT FERTILITY SERVICE DELIVERY QUALITY IMPROVEMENT SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT INTERVIEW SECONDARY SCHOOL ENROLMENT AGE AT MARRIAGE MORTALITY SEXUAL PRACTICES HEALTH CARE SYSTEM RISK GROUPS RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR UNIONS UNEMPLOYMENT HUMAN CAPITAL TEENAGE PREGNANCY SEXUAL ABUSE MIGRANT OLDER PEOPLE YOUNG ADULTS WORKERS IUDS POLICIES AGED POPULATION STUDIES ADOLESCENT GIRLS HIV HEALTH POLICY MINISTRY OF EDUCATION HEALTH OUTCOMES UNIVERSAL ACCESS SEXUAL ACTIVITY FAMILY FORMATION URBAN AREAS FAMILY PLANNING UNWANTED PREGNANCY DECISION MAKING POPULATION COUNCIL NUTRITION WORKSHOPS ADOLESCENTS QUALITY CONTROL POLICY QUALITY OF LIFE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE HEALTH POLICIES CONTRACEPTIVE USE INTERNET RISK FACTORS SEXUAL BEHAVIOR GOVERNMENT POLICIES LEGAL AGE AT MARRIAGE WEIGHT COMMUNICABLE DISEASES HUMAN RIGHTS PREGNANT WOMEN ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES POPULOUS COUNTRY SEXUAL HARASSMENT CHILDREN CLINICS WORKING CONDITIONS LACK OF KNOWLEDGE YOUTH- FRIENDLY SERVICES YOUNG WOMEN SINGLE PARENTS POLICY IMPLICATIONS YOUNG PEOPLE NATIONAL POLICY POPULATION INEQUITABLE GENDER NORMS UNFPA STRATEGY FERTILITY SIBLINGS FAMILIES CHILD HEALTH SERVICES WOMEN SEXUAL VIOLENCE ADOLESCENT HEALTH HOSPITALS SOCIAL ISSUES HEALTH INTERVENTIONS AIDS EARLY MARRIAGE BIRTH ATTENDANT HEALTH SERVICES IMPLEMENTATION ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION ABORTION PREGNANCY CONDOMS POLITICAL INSTABILITY PARENTAL CONSENT SERVICE PROVIDERS ALCOHOLISM Cortez, Rafael Saadat, Seemeen Marinda, Edmore Odutolu, Oluwole Adolescent Fertility and Sexual Health in Nigeria |
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This study examines the determinants of
adolescent sexual behavior and fertility in Nigeria, with a
special focus on knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of
adolescents aged 10-19 years old in Karu Local Government
Authority (LGA), a peri-urban area near the capital city of
Abuja. Using the last three waves of Demographic and Health
Surveys (2003, 2008, 2013), focus group discussions,
stakeholder interviews, and a specialized survey of 643
girls and boys aged 10-19 years old in Karu LGA, the study
narrows in on key challenges to and opportunities for
improving adolescent sexual and reproductive health
outcomes. The national median age at sexual debut for
adolescent girls and boys is between 15 and 16 years of age.
This is closely emulated in Karu LGA with a median age of
14.8 years for girls and 15.3 years for boys. While data on
pregnancies was limited in the Karu sample, DHS data show
that for girls, sexual debut is closely associated with
marriage or cohabitation, which in turn is a strong
predictor of adolescent fertility. Poverty is another strong
predictor, with the odds of becoming pregnant being twice as
high for adolescents in the lower wealth quintiles compared
to their counterparts in the richest quintile in the
country. While adolescents’ knowledge of contraception has
increased from under 10 percent to over 30 percent, use of
health services among adolescents for SRH (and
contraception) is limited due to factors such as fear of
stigma, embarrassment, and poor access to services,
something also emphasized in focus group discussions.
Challenges for improving adolescent SRH outcomes relate to:
(i) the paucity of data, especially on the 10-14 year olds;
(ii) availability and access to youth-friendly services and
the Family Life and HIV Education (FLHE); (iii) reaching
out-of-school adolescents with SRH information; and (iv)
addressing ambiguities and gaps in Federal law and customs
on age at marriage, and generating support for the legal age
at marriage of at least 18 years old. Addressing these
barriers at the State and sub-regional levels is going to be
critical in improving adolescent well-being. |
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Working Paper |
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Cortez, Rafael Saadat, Seemeen Marinda, Edmore Odutolu, Oluwole |
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Cortez, Rafael Saadat, Seemeen Marinda, Edmore Odutolu, Oluwole |
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Cortez, Rafael |
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Adolescent Fertility and Sexual Health in Nigeria |
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Adolescent Fertility and Sexual Health in Nigeria |
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Adolescent Fertility and Sexual Health in Nigeria |
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Adolescent Fertility and Sexual Health in Nigeria |
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Adolescent Fertility and Sexual Health in Nigeria |
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adolescent fertility and sexual health in nigeria |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2016 |
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okr-10986-240412021-05-25T10:54:44Z Adolescent Fertility and Sexual Health in Nigeria Cortez, Rafael Saadat, Seemeen Marinda, Edmore Odutolu, Oluwole USE OF CONTRACEPTION SEX EDUCATION RELIGIOUS DIFFERENCES CHILD HEALTH RISKS SOCIAL NORMS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH CONTRACEPTION PEER EDUCATION PEOPLE VACCINATION MIDWIFERY SCHOOL ENROLMENT ANTENATAL CARE FAMILY SUPPORT PREVENTION SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR YOUTH-FRIENDLY SERVICES MORBIDITY SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES HEALTH EDUCATION SEXUAL HEALTH COMMUNITY HEALTH SOCIAL WORK ETHNIC GROUPS REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH POLICY HEALTH CARE INFERTILITY SCHOOL HEALTH SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS LEGAL STATUS FOCUS GROUP DISCUSSIONS PUBERTY HEALTH CAPACITY BUILDING HOLISTIC APPROACH EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION NUMBER OF PEOPLE INFORMATION SYSTEMS SOCIAL STUDIES PUBLIC HEALTH LIFE EXPECTANCY KNOWLEDGE PREGNANCIES PATIENT SMOKING INTERVENTION POPULATION GROWTH SECONDARY SCHOOLS HEALTH INDICATORS FAMILY HEALTH SEXUALITY RAPE SECONDARY SCHOOL NURSES STIS VIOLENCE GENDER NORMS CHILD ABUSE DISSEMINATION SERVICE PROVIDER SERVICE PROVISION MARRIAGE SEXUAL INTERCOURSE BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS GYNECOLOGY ADOLESCENT FERTILITY SERVICE DELIVERY QUALITY IMPROVEMENT SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT INTERVIEW SECONDARY SCHOOL ENROLMENT AGE AT MARRIAGE MORTALITY SEXUAL PRACTICES HEALTH CARE SYSTEM RISK GROUPS RISKY SEXUAL BEHAVIOR UNIONS UNEMPLOYMENT HUMAN CAPITAL TEENAGE PREGNANCY SEXUAL ABUSE MIGRANT OLDER PEOPLE YOUNG ADULTS WORKERS IUDS POLICIES AGED POPULATION STUDIES ADOLESCENT GIRLS HIV HEALTH POLICY MINISTRY OF EDUCATION HEALTH OUTCOMES UNIVERSAL ACCESS SEXUAL ACTIVITY FAMILY FORMATION URBAN AREAS FAMILY PLANNING UNWANTED PREGNANCY DECISION MAKING POPULATION COUNCIL NUTRITION WORKSHOPS ADOLESCENTS QUALITY CONTROL POLICY QUALITY OF LIFE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE HEALTH POLICIES CONTRACEPTIVE USE INTERNET RISK FACTORS SEXUAL BEHAVIOR GOVERNMENT POLICIES LEGAL AGE AT MARRIAGE WEIGHT COMMUNICABLE DISEASES HUMAN RIGHTS PREGNANT WOMEN ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES POPULOUS COUNTRY SEXUAL HARASSMENT CHILDREN CLINICS WORKING CONDITIONS LACK OF KNOWLEDGE YOUTH- FRIENDLY SERVICES YOUNG WOMEN SINGLE PARENTS POLICY IMPLICATIONS YOUNG PEOPLE NATIONAL POLICY POPULATION INEQUITABLE GENDER NORMS UNFPA STRATEGY FERTILITY SIBLINGS FAMILIES CHILD HEALTH SERVICES WOMEN SEXUAL VIOLENCE ADOLESCENT HEALTH HOSPITALS SOCIAL ISSUES HEALTH INTERVENTIONS AIDS EARLY MARRIAGE BIRTH ATTENDANT HEALTH SERVICES IMPLEMENTATION ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION ABORTION PREGNANCY CONDOMS POLITICAL INSTABILITY PARENTAL CONSENT SERVICE PROVIDERS ALCOHOLISM This study examines the determinants of adolescent sexual behavior and fertility in Nigeria, with a special focus on knowledge, attitudes and behaviors of adolescents aged 10-19 years old in Karu Local Government Authority (LGA), a peri-urban area near the capital city of Abuja. Using the last three waves of Demographic and Health Surveys (2003, 2008, 2013), focus group discussions, stakeholder interviews, and a specialized survey of 643 girls and boys aged 10-19 years old in Karu LGA, the study narrows in on key challenges to and opportunities for improving adolescent sexual and reproductive health outcomes. The national median age at sexual debut for adolescent girls and boys is between 15 and 16 years of age. This is closely emulated in Karu LGA with a median age of 14.8 years for girls and 15.3 years for boys. While data on pregnancies was limited in the Karu sample, DHS data show that for girls, sexual debut is closely associated with marriage or cohabitation, which in turn is a strong predictor of adolescent fertility. Poverty is another strong predictor, with the odds of becoming pregnant being twice as high for adolescents in the lower wealth quintiles compared to their counterparts in the richest quintile in the country. While adolescents’ knowledge of contraception has increased from under 10 percent to over 30 percent, use of health services among adolescents for SRH (and contraception) is limited due to factors such as fear of stigma, embarrassment, and poor access to services, something also emphasized in focus group discussions. Challenges for improving adolescent SRH outcomes relate to: (i) the paucity of data, especially on the 10-14 year olds; (ii) availability and access to youth-friendly services and the Family Life and HIV Education (FLHE); (iii) reaching out-of-school adolescents with SRH information; and (iv) addressing ambiguities and gaps in Federal law and customs on age at marriage, and generating support for the legal age at marriage of at least 18 years old. Addressing these barriers at the State and sub-regional levels is going to be critical in improving adolescent well-being. 2016-04-11T18:59:37Z 2016-04-11T18:59:37Z 2016-01 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/03/26007589/adolescent-fertility-sexual-health-nigeria http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24041 English en_US Health, Nutrition and Population Discussion Paper; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Working Paper Africa Nigeria |