Trends in adolescent first births in sub-Saharan Africa: a tale of increasing inequity?

Single aggregate figures for adolescent pregnancy may fail to demonstrate particular population groups where rates are very high, or where progress has been slow. In addition, most indicators fail to separate younger from older adolescents. As there is some evidence that the disadvantages faced by a...

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Veröffentlicht in:	International journal for equity in health 2020-09, Vol.19 (1), p.151-151, Article 151
Hauptverfasser:	Neal, Sarah, Channon, Andrew Amos, Chandra-Mouli, Venkatraman, Madise, Nyovani
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adolescent pregnancy Adolescent sexual health Adolescents Adult Africa South of the Sahara Age Age groups Analysis Birth Birth Order Births Confidence intervals Developing Countries Disadvantaged groups Equity Female Fertility Humans Income Mali Polls & surveys Poverty Pregnancy Pregnancy in Adolescence - statistics & numerical data Rural areas Rural Population Social Class Socioeconomics Sub-Saharan Africa Surveys and Questionnaires Teenage pregnancy Teenage sexual behavior Teenagers Trend analysis Trends Vulnerable Populations Womens health Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	Single aggregate figures for adolescent pregnancy may fail to demonstrate particular population groups where rates are very high, or where progress has been slow. In addition, most indicators fail to separate younger from older adolescents. As there is some evidence that the disadvantages faced by adolescent mothers are greatest for those at the younger end of the spectrum, this is an important omission. This paper provides information on levels and trends of adolescent first births in 22 countries (at national and regional level) disaggregated by age (
ISSN:	1475-9276 1475-9276
DOI:	10.1186/s12939-020-01251-y