Subdermal contraceptive implants and repeat teenage motherhood: evidence from a major maternity hospital-based program in Uruguay

Teenage fertility is a social problem because of its private and public costs in countries of different development levels. Reductions in adolescent birth rates do not necessarily follow drops in overall fertility due to the demographic transition model. This paper analyses the impact of a subdermal...

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Veröffentlicht in:Health economics 2023-12, Vol.32 (12), p.2679-2693
1. Verfasser: Ferre, Zuleika
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Teenage fertility is a social problem because of its private and public costs in countries of different development levels. Reductions in adolescent birth rates do not necessarily follow drops in overall fertility due to the demographic transition model. This paper analyses the impact of a subdermal contraceptive program on repeat teenage motherhood. Using a regression discontinuity design, we find that the intervention reduced mothers' likelihood of having another child in the next 48 months by 10 percentage points. This reduction is not random, and we also identify small positive selection in subsequent births.
ISSN:1057-9230
1099-1050
DOI:10.1002/hec.4745