Basic Profile of Early Childbirth in Guinea

Chata Male and Quentin Wodon

No 105927, Health, Nutrition and Population (HNP) Knowledge Briefs from The World Bank

Abstract: This brief has provided a basic profile of early childbirth in Guinea. Measures of early childbirth are high. The share of women ages 18-22 who had their first child before 18 is 41.0 percent and it has slightly increased over time. The share of women with their first child before 15 is at just under 10 percent, with a slight decrease over time. Early childbirth is associated with lower wealth and lower education levels, and employment without cash earnings. These are however only correlations, not necessarily causal effects. Other briefs in this series look at potential causal effects. This brief was produced as part of the Child Marriage Series.

Keywords: birth; childbirth; urban girls; live birth; early pregnancy; policies; woman; first child; age; child marriage; births; age groups; labor force; childbirths; urban areas ... See More + prevalence; effects; early marriage for girls; health; child birth; nutrition; mother; bulletin; health risks; policy; first birth; knowledge; development; number of girls; children; level of education; education; population knowledge; life; rural areas; young women; first marriage; all; population; productivity; girls; violence; fertility; marriage; women; younger girls; early childbirth; international center for research on women; early marriage; rural girls; pregnancy; age at marriage; child marriage series (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 4 pages
Date: 2016-03
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