Understanding teenage fertility, cohabitation, and marriage: the case of Peru

In this study, we used data from the Young Lives study, which investigates teenage childbearing, marriage, and cohabitation by tracking a cohort of individuals from the ages of 8 to 19 years. While the present analysis does not intend to establish causality, the longitudinal nature of the data allow...

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Autores principales: Sánchez, Alan - Autor/a, Lavado, Pablo - Autor/a, Fávara, Marta - Autor/a
Formato: Text publishedVersion Doc. de trabajo / Informes
Lenguaje:Eng
Publicado: Grupo de Análisis para el Desarrollo 2017
Materias:
Niños
Adolescentes
Embarazo adolescente
Matrimonio
Convivencia
Acceso en línea:http://biblioteca.clacso.edu.ar/gsdl/collect/pe/pe-008/index/assoc/D13074.dir/ai22.pdf
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Red de Bibliotecas Virtuales de Ciencias Sociales (CLACSO) de Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales
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topic Niños
Adolescentes
Embarazo adolescente
Matrimonio
Convivencia
spellingShingle Niños
Adolescentes
Embarazo adolescente
Matrimonio
Convivencia
Sánchez, Alan - Autor/a
Lavado, Pablo - Autor/a
Fávara, Marta - Autor/a
Understanding teenage fertility, cohabitation, and marriage: the case of Peru
topic_facet Niños
Adolescentes
Embarazo adolescente
Matrimonio
Convivencia
description In this study, we used data from the Young Lives study, which investigates teenage childbearing, marriage, and cohabitation by tracking a cohort of individuals from the ages of 8 to 19 years. While the present analysis does not intend to establish causality, the longitudinal nature of the data allows us to identify the combination of early circumstances and life changes that induce a higher likelihood of these events. The analysis addresses bias due both to reverse causality and to community characteristics that are usually unobserved and fixed over time, a strategy that is quite unique in studies of developing countries. About 1 out of 5 females (and 1 out of 20 males) in our sample had at least one child by the age of 19, and 80 percent of them were married or cohabiting. Early marriage/cohabitation is indeed intrinsically related to early pregnancy and largely predicted by the same factors. For females specifically, girls from poor households with an absent parent for a prolonged period have a higher risk of early childbearing. Similarly, girls whose self-efficacy and educational aspirations decrease over time are more at risk of becoming a mother during adolescence. Conversely, school attendance and better school performance predict a lower risk of early pregnancy; our analysis suggests that this is largely because it postpones the first sexual relationship.
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Lavado, Pablo - Autor/a
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Lavado, Pablo - Autor/a
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title Understanding teenage fertility, cohabitation, and marriage: the case of Peru
title_short Understanding teenage fertility, cohabitation, and marriage: the case of Peru
title_full Understanding teenage fertility, cohabitation, and marriage: the case of Peru
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