The Timing of a First Birth and High School Completion

Upchurch, Dawn M.; McCarthy, James

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“…20 When pregnancy does interrupt an adolescent's education, a history of poor academic performance usually exists. 26 Having repeat births before 18 years of age has a negative effect on high school completion. Factors associated with increased high school completion for pregnant teenagers include race (African-Americans fare better than do white teenagers), being raised in a smaller family, presence of reading materials in the home, employment of the teenager's mother, and having parents with an increased educational level.…”

Section: Psychosocial Complications Of Adolescent Pregnancymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Factors associated with increased high school completion for pregnant teenagers include race (African-Americans fare better than do white teenagers), being raised in a smaller family, presence of reading materials in the home, employment of the teenager's mother, and having parents with an increased educational level. 23,25,26 …”

Section: Psychosocial Complications Of Adolescent Pregnancymentioning

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Adolescent Pregnancy—Current Trends and Issues: 1998

1999

Pediatrics

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ABSTRACT. Although the prevention of unintended adolescent pregnancy is a primary goal of the American Academy of Pediatrics and society, many adolescents continue to become pregnant. Since the last statement on adolescent pregnancy was issued by the Academy in 1989, new observations have been recorded in the literature. The purpose of this new statement is to review current trends and issues on adolescent pregnancy to update practitioners on this topic.

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Section: Psychosocial Complications Of Adolescent Pregnancymentioning

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Section: Psychosocial Complications Of Adolescent Pregnancymentioning

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Adolescent Pregnancy—Current Trends and Issues: 1998

1999

Pediatrics

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“…Este hallazgo es consistente con los resultados de otros estudios en adolescentes que tienen comportamientos de riesgo, en los que se señala que bajos rendimientos en el colegio se asocia a un perfil de alto riesgo (12,22,23).…”

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Perfil de las estudiantes adolescentes sexualmente activas en colegios secundarios de Lima, Perú.

Chirinos¹,

Brindis

Salazar³

et al. 2013

Rev Med Hered

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SUMMARY Objective:To identify the level of knowledge and attitudes regarding sexuality, and sexual practices of female adolescent students in high schools located in Lima, Peru. Material and methods: A self-administered, anonymous survey was completed by 935 female adolescents aged 12-19 as part of a School-Based Sex Education Intervention Model. Questions concerned six areas: sociodemographic information; family characteristics; personal activities; attitudes and knowledge regarding sexuality; couple relationships and sexual experience; and use of contraceptives and pregnancy incidence. Results: Sexuality knowledge was found to be limited (mean=9.9) as measured through 20 basic questions. Females tended to primarily discuss sexuality with their mothers (43%) or their female peers (41%). Attitudes regarding sexuality and use of contraceptives were found to be positive, but some expressed ambivalent feelings regarding use of contraceptives. Of the sample, 8% had ever had sex and the age of sexual debut was 14. While 63% of the sample would use pills, 74% also gave reasons for not using them. Sexual activity was found to be related to age, ever having repeated a grade, talking about sex with her boyfriend or a male friend, if reasons for having sex are "pleasure or fun", having a boyfriend, and having had more than 2 boyfriends. Conclusions: Female adolescents in this sample were found to have limited knowledge regarding sexuality and contraception, ambivalent attitudes towards the use of contraceptives, although they were at risk of an unintended pregnancy or acquiring a STD. These findings clearly document a need for school and community interventions aimed at reducing sexual risk behaviors in adolescents and to assure appropriate contraceptive use in the near future. ( Rev Med Hered 1999; 10:49-61 ). Resultados: El nivel de conocimientos de sexualidad fue limitado (media=9.9) al ser medido a través de 20 preguntas básicas. Las mujeres conversaban mas sobre sexualidad con sus madres (43%) y con sus pares mujeres (41%). Las actitudes con respecto a la sexualidad y la anticoncepción fueron positivas pero algunas son ambivalentes con respecto al uso de anticonceptivos. El 8% de la muestra ya ha tenido relaciones coitales y la edad del primer coito fue de 14 años. Mientras que el 63% de las estudiantes usaría la píldora, el 74%, también, dió razones para no usarla. La actividad sexual se relacionó a la edad, si repitió de grado, si habla sobre sexualidad con el enamorado o amigo, si sus razones para tener relaciones coitales son "por placer o diversión", si ha tenido enamorado y si ha tenido mas de 2 enamorados. Conclusiones: Las estudiantes adolescentes en esta muestra tienen un conocimiento limitado en sexualidad y anticoncepción, actitudes ambivalentes en el uso de anticonceptivos, aunque ellas estuvieran en riesgo de un embarazo no planeado o de adquirir una ETS. Estos hallazgos señalan la necesidad de modelos de intervención en colegios y comunidades dirigidos a reducir las actitudes ambivalentes y los comporta...

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“…We have already mentioned the conclusions of the group of studies using natural experiments to check the causal effect of teenage childbearing on a teen mother's subsequent socioeconomic performance: preventing early childbearing does not ensure an improvement in achievements of already disadvantaged mothers. Another contribution in this direction is the paper by Upchurch and McCarthy (1990). They find that adolescent maternity does not always lead to educational deprivation; controlling for social background and personal features, childbearing does not increase the probability of leaving school.…”

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confidence: 99%

Early Childbearing and the Option to Postpone

Zuluaga¹

2018

Cuad. Econ.

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Esta obra está bajo una Licencia Creative Commons Atribución-NoComercial-SinDerivadas 2.5 Colombia. Usted es libre de:Compartir -copiar, distribuir, ejecutar y comunicar públicamente la obra Bajo las condiciones siguientes:• Atribución -Debe reconocer los créditos de la obra de la manera especificada por el autor o el licenciante. Si utiliza parte o la totalidad de esta investigación tiene que especificar la fuente.• No Comercial -No puede utilizar esta obra para fines comerciales.• Sin Obras Derivadas -No se puede alterar, transformar o generar una obra derivada a partir de esta obra.Los derechos derivados de usos legítimos u otras limitaciones reconocidas por la ley no se ven afectados por lo anterior.El contenido de los artículos y reseñas publicadas es responsabilidad de los autores y no refleja el punto de vista u opinión de la Escuela de Economía de la Facultad de Ciencias Económicas o de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia. ARTÍCULO EARLY CHILDBEARING AND THE OPTION TO POSTPONE Blanca Zuluaga Zuluaga, B. (2018). Early childbearing and the option to postpone. Cuadernos de Economía, 37(73), 167-198.This paper uses the option value theory to analyse whether there is any value in postponing childbearing for young women. The main insights are based on the idea that the costs of bearing tend to decrease in time and are subject to uncertainty. The analysis involves women with different socioeconomic characteristics. Our findings suggest that, as long as the possibilities of poorer women to reach high schooling increase, they will optimally postpone childbearing. In other words, early childbearing by impoverished women might be a rational reaction to their disadvantaged situation, where opportunities to reach high achievements are low, with or without a child.Keywords: Childbearing, education, option value, fertility decisions, Colombia. JEL: D1, I13, I24, I30, J13. Este artículo emplea la teoría del valor para analizar si hay un valor para una mujer joven de posponer la maternidad. Los principales argumentos están basados en la idea de que el costo de tener un hijo decrece con el tiempo y que está sujeto a incertidumbre. Hacemos el análisis para mujeres con distintas característi-cas socioeconómicas. Los resultados sugieren que mientras las posibilidades para las mujeres pobres de alcanzar altos niveles de escolaridad sean altas, ellas elegirán posponer la maternidad. En otras palabras, la maternidad temprana para las mujeres pobres podrá verse como una reacción óptima a su situación desaventajada, donde las oportunidades de alcanzar altos logros son bajas, con o sin un hijo.Palabras clave: maternidad, educación, valor de opción, decisiones sobre la fertilidad, Colombia. JEL: D1, I13, I24, I30, J13. Zuluaga, B. (2018). La grossesse précoce et la possibilité de différer. Cuadernos de Economía, 37(73), 167-198.Cet article recourt à la théorie de la valeur pour analyser s'il existe une valeur pour qu'une jeune femme diffère la maternité. Les principaux arguments reposent sur l'idée que le coût pour avoir un enfant...

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The Timing of a First Birth and High School Completion

Cited by 198 publications

References 21 publications

Adolescent Pregnancy—Current Trends and Issues: 1998

Adolescent Pregnancy—Current Trends and Issues: 1998

Perfil de las estudiantes adolescentes sexualmente activas en colegios secundarios de Lima, Perú.

Early Childbearing and the Option to Postpone

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