Equal opportunities for women: the implications of adolescent pregnancy and childbirth in sub-saharan Africa for ILO policies and programmes

Yaa. Yeboah

ILO Working Papers from International Labour Organization

Abstract: Reviews the levels, the trends, and the factors pertaining to adolescent pregnancy and childbirth in sub- Saharan Africa. Highlights differences between this region and other regions, as well as inter- regional differences. Discusses the socio-economic consequences of adolescent pregnancies on ILO's sector programmes. Makes recommendations for ILO interventions. Includes statistical tables with results of field research. Bibliography.

Keywords: pregnancy; birth rate.; youth; women; cultural factor.; population policy; development policy; social implication; economic implication; role of ILO.; contraception; fertility.; equal rights; HIV/AIDS.; role of UN; grossesse; taux de natalité; jeunesse; femmes; facteur culturel; politique démographique; politique de développement; conséquences sociales; conséquences économiques; rôle de l'OIT; contraception; fécondité; droits égaux; VIH/SIDA; rôle de l'ONU; embarazo; tasa de natalidad; juventud; mujeres; factor cultural; política demográfica; política de desarrollo; consecuencias sociales; consecuencias económicas; papel de la OIT; anticoncepción; fecundidad; igualdad de derechos; VIH/SIDA; papel de la ONU (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 65 P. pages
Date: 1993
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Published in World Employment Programme working paper. Labour and Population

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