Basic Profile of Early Childbirth in Mali

Measures of early childbirth are high in Mali. The share of women aged 18-22 who had a child before 18 is 44.9 percent and it has increased over time. The share of girls who had a child before the age of 15, at thirteen percent, has also increased....

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Main Authors:	Male, Chata, Wodon, Quentin
Format:	Brief
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
Subjects:	BIRTH CHILDBIRTH URBAN GIRLS LIVE BIRTH EARLY PREGNANCY POLICIES AGED WOMAN FIRST CHILD AGE CHILD MARRIAGE BIRTHS LABOR FORCE CHILDBIRTHS URBAN AREAS PREVALENCE EFFECTS EARLY MARRIAGE FOR GIRLS HEALTH CHILD BIRTH NUTRITION MOTHER BULLETIN HEALTH RISKS POLICY FIRST BIRTH KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT NUMBER OF GIRLS CHILDREN LEVEL OF EDUCATION EDUCATION POPULATION KNOWLEDGE LIFE RURAL AREAS YOUNG WOMEN FIRST MARRIAGE POPULATION PRODUCTIVITY GIRLS VIOLENCE FERTILITY MARRIAGE WOMEN YOUNGER GIRLS EARLY CHILDBIRTH EARLY MARRIAGE RURAL GIRLS PREGNANCY AGE AT MARRIAGE
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/06/26489546/basic-profile-early-childbirth-mali http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24562

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spelling	okr-10986-245622021-05-26T09:05:20Z Basic Profile of Early Childbirth in Mali Male, Chata Wodon, Quentin BIRTH CHILDBIRTH URBAN GIRLS LIVE BIRTH EARLY PREGNANCY POLICIES AGED WOMAN FIRST CHILD AGE CHILD MARRIAGE BIRTHS LABOR FORCE CHILDBIRTHS URBAN AREAS PREVALENCE EFFECTS EARLY MARRIAGE FOR GIRLS HEALTH CHILD BIRTH NUTRITION MOTHER BULLETIN HEALTH RISKS POLICY FIRST BIRTH KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT NUMBER OF GIRLS CHILDREN LEVEL OF EDUCATION EDUCATION POPULATION KNOWLEDGE LIFE RURAL AREAS YOUNG WOMEN FIRST MARRIAGE POPULATION PRODUCTIVITY GIRLS VIOLENCE FERTILITY MARRIAGE WOMEN YOUNGER GIRLS EARLY CHILDBIRTH EARLY MARRIAGE RURAL GIRLS PREGNANCY AGE AT MARRIAGE Measures of early childbirth are high in Mali. The share of women aged 18-22 who had a child before 18 is 44.9 percent and it has increased over time. The share of girls who had a child before the age of 15, at thirteen percent, has also increased. Early childbirth is associated with lower wealth, lower education levels, and employment without cash earnings. These are however only correlations, not necessarily causal effects. In order to design programs and policies to reduce the prevalence of early childbirth, information is needed on its trend over time, where it is most prevalent in a country, and what the characteristics of girls giving birth early are. 2016-06-17T18:30:53Z 2016-06-17T18:30:53Z 2016-03 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/06/26489546/basic-profile-early-childbirth-mali http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24562 English en_US Health, Nutrition and Population Knowledge Brief; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Brief Africa Mali
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topic	BIRTH CHILDBIRTH URBAN GIRLS LIVE BIRTH EARLY PREGNANCY POLICIES AGED WOMAN FIRST CHILD AGE CHILD MARRIAGE BIRTHS LABOR FORCE CHILDBIRTHS URBAN AREAS PREVALENCE EFFECTS EARLY MARRIAGE FOR GIRLS HEALTH CHILD BIRTH NUTRITION MOTHER BULLETIN HEALTH RISKS POLICY FIRST BIRTH KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT NUMBER OF GIRLS CHILDREN LEVEL OF EDUCATION EDUCATION POPULATION KNOWLEDGE LIFE RURAL AREAS YOUNG WOMEN FIRST MARRIAGE POPULATION PRODUCTIVITY GIRLS VIOLENCE FERTILITY MARRIAGE WOMEN YOUNGER GIRLS EARLY CHILDBIRTH EARLY MARRIAGE RURAL GIRLS PREGNANCY AGE AT MARRIAGE
spellingShingle	BIRTH CHILDBIRTH URBAN GIRLS LIVE BIRTH EARLY PREGNANCY POLICIES AGED WOMAN FIRST CHILD AGE CHILD MARRIAGE BIRTHS LABOR FORCE CHILDBIRTHS URBAN AREAS PREVALENCE EFFECTS EARLY MARRIAGE FOR GIRLS HEALTH CHILD BIRTH NUTRITION MOTHER BULLETIN HEALTH RISKS POLICY FIRST BIRTH KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT NUMBER OF GIRLS CHILDREN LEVEL OF EDUCATION EDUCATION POPULATION KNOWLEDGE LIFE RURAL AREAS YOUNG WOMEN FIRST MARRIAGE POPULATION PRODUCTIVITY GIRLS VIOLENCE FERTILITY MARRIAGE WOMEN YOUNGER GIRLS EARLY CHILDBIRTH EARLY MARRIAGE RURAL GIRLS PREGNANCY AGE AT MARRIAGE Male, Chata Wodon, Quentin Basic Profile of Early Childbirth in Mali
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description	Measures of early childbirth are high in Mali. The share of women aged 18-22 who had a child before 18 is 44.9 percent and it has increased over time. The share of girls who had a child before the age of 15, at thirteen percent, has also increased. Early childbirth is associated with lower wealth, lower education levels, and employment without cash earnings. These are however only correlations, not necessarily causal effects. In order to design programs and policies to reduce the prevalence of early childbirth, information is needed on its trend over time, where it is most prevalent in a country, and what the characteristics of girls giving birth early are.
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title	Basic Profile of Early Childbirth in Mali
title_short	Basic Profile of Early Childbirth in Mali
title_full	Basic Profile of Early Childbirth in Mali
title_fullStr	Basic Profile of Early Childbirth in Mali
title_full_unstemmed	Basic Profile of Early Childbirth in Mali
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publisher	World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate	2016
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Basic Profile of Early Childbirth in Mali

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