The Role of Education and Family Background in Marriage, Childbearing and Labor Market Participation in Senegal

Marchetta, Francesca; Sahn, David E.

doi:10.2139/ssrn.2111709

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“…This was also true in the case of the impact of husband’s education on adolescent motherhood. Plausible explanations of the inverse association between educational attainment and adolescent motherhood could be that lower educated women have lack of adequate knowledge about the high risk period of becoming pregnant, are not fully aware about family planning methods and the negative consequences of early childbearing on their health and children as well [ 27 , 28 ]. These factors are further aggravated by the fact that lower educated women have lower levels of empowerment within family and society which eventually translate into higher level of adolescent motherhood [ 29 , 30 ].…”

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Adolescent motherhood in Bangladesh: Trends and determinants

Islam

Hasan

et al. 2017

PLoS ONE

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BackgroundWhile studies on fertility and contraceptives issues are available, until recently adolescent motherhood has not received enough attention among policy makers in understanding adolescent motherhood in Bangladesh. We aimed to examine the trends and determinants of adolescent motherhood among women aged 15–49 years.MethodsFor trend analysis we used all the 7 waves of Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey (BDHS, 1993–2014) data but for multivariate analysis 4 waves of BDHS (2004–2014). Two separate analyses were carried out on ever married women aged 15–49: (1) teenage girls aged 15–19 and (2) adult women aged 20 and above.ResultsThe prevalence of adolescent motherhood had declined to a slower pace from 1993 to2014 (from 33.0% to 30.8%). Lower spousal age gap and higher education were found to be associated with lower likelihood of adolescent motherhood both among teenage girls [OR 0.447 (0.374–0.533)] and adult women [OR 0.451 (0.420–0.484)]. Teenage girls in the poorest wealth quintile [OR 1.712 [1.350–2.173] were more likely to experience adolescent motherhood than the richest wealth quintile. Teenage girls who had no education were found to have 2.76 times higher odds of adolescent motherhood than their counterparts who had higher than secondary education. Concerning the time effect, the odds of adolescent motherhood among adult women was found to decline overtime.ConclusionsDespite substantial decrease in total fertility rate in Bangladesh adolescent motherhood is still highly prevalent though declining from 1993 to 2014. Social policies including those addressing poverty, ensuring greater emphasis on education for women; and adolescent mothers in rural areas are needed.

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Adolescent motherhood in Bangladesh: Trends and determinants

Islam

Hasan

et al. 2017

PLoS ONE

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“…They also lack the knowledge of family planning and risk on their health as well as their children. Another fact that arises with the lower education level is that these women have lower empowerment within the family ( Angeles et al., 2005 ; Islam, 2014 ; Marchetta and Sahn, 2016 ). Therefore, the increase in the level of education level can be a better solution to increase the first birth age of mothers in Albania.…”

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Factors associated with age of mother at first birth in Albania: application of quantile regression model

Talukder

Khan

Khatun

et al. 2021

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The objective of this study was to explore the risk factors that can determine the age of mother at first birth in Albania. The necessary information was extracted from a nationally representative sample survey, Albania Demographic and Health Survey, 2017-18 dataset. To identify the possible risk factors of the age of mother at first birth, we applied quantile regression model. The mean age of mother at first birth was found to be 22.38 years with standard deviation of 3.56 years. The minimum and maximum age was reported 15 and 45 years, respectively. From the result of quantile regression, respondent's current age, education level and partner's higher education level were found positive impact on age of the mother at first birth. However, rural area, partner's age and smoking status found negative impact on age of the mother at first birth. This study suggests that women's education should be more prioritized because it can interfere with the idea of early marriage. Awareness can also be raised by social activities since the improvement of social conditions and reduction of social deprivation can increase the age of mother at first birth.

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“…Consequently, they may be unable to better take appropriate contraceptive methods to prevent unwanted pregnancies. In addition, additional schooling or high-level educational attainment is a protective factor against teenage pregnancy [34] . Studies have shown that education contributes to autonomy and empowerment [35] , thereby making well-educated girls no longer depend on their husbands or partners nancially, play a role in the decision-making process, and generally delays their childbearing to older ages [36] .…”

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Socioeconomic inequality in teenage pregnancy in Papua New Guinea: A decomposition analysis

et al. 2022

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Background: Teenage pregnancy is a global public health issue, and it poses a serious threat to the health and socioeconomic status of mothers and their newborn children. Although Papua New Guinea (PNG) has recorded one of the highest teenage pregnancy rates among Asia-Pacific countries, no study has been conducted on socioeconomic inequality in teenage pregnancy in this country. Therefore, this study aimed to access socioeconomic inequality in teenage pregnancy and its contributing factors in PNG. Methods: Data for this cross-sectional study were obtained from the 2016–2018 Papua New Guinea Demographic and Health Survey. The analytical sample consisted of 2,874 girls aged 15–19 years. We employed Erreygers normalized concentration index (ECI) and concentration curves to measure and depict socioeconomic inequality in teenage pregnancy. Decomposition analysis was likewise performed to identify the contributions of determinants to the observed inequality. Results: Weighted ECI for teenage pregnancy was −0.059 (P < 0.01), thereby indicating that teenage pregnancy in PNG is disproportionately concentrated among poor girls. Decomposition analysis suggested that education level (90.5%), wealth index (38.6%), and region (11.1%) are the main determinants explaining the pro-poor socioeconomic inequality in teenage pregnancy. Conclusions: A pro-poor socioeconomic inequality of teenage pregnancy was present in PNG. This inequality may be alleviated by such interventions as ensuring that teenage girls receive education; implementing poverty alleviation projects, eliminating child, early, and forced marriages; and improving geographical accessibility to health facilities on contraceptive services.

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The Role of Education and Family Background in Marriage, Childbearing and Labor Market Participation in Senegal

Cited by 6 publications

References 45 publications

Adolescent motherhood in Bangladesh: Trends and determinants

Adolescent motherhood in Bangladesh: Trends and determinants

Factors associated with age of mother at first birth in Albania: application of quantile regression model

Socioeconomic inequality in teenage pregnancy in Papua New Guinea: A decomposition analysis

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