Latest items for MABFC-DATA-1
Aug. 24, 2023, 1:08 a.m.
Countries: Cape Verde
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"[There is a] persistently high rate of early pregnancy, with 12 per cent of adolescent girls and young women between 15 and 19 years of age having already given birth to at least one child as at 2018, although that rate was 15 per cent in 2015, that adolescent girls and young women under 19 years of age represent almost one fifth of all pregnant women" (11).
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"[There is a] persistently high rate of early pregnancy, with 12 per cent of adolescent girls and young women between 15 and 19 years of age having already given birth to at least one child as at 2018, although that rate was 15 per cent in 2015, that adolescent girls and young women under 19 years of age represent almost one fifth of all pregnant women" (11).
Aug. 8, 2023, 8:30 p.m.
Countries: Bulgaria
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"[There is a] high number of early pregnancies" (11).
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"[There is a] high number of early pregnancies" (11).
July 25, 2023, 10:44 a.m.
Countries: Cambodia
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"[W]omen and girls who [access to modern contraceptives and safe abortion are stigmatized], leading to high rates of maternal mortality and early pregnancy" (12).
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"[W]omen and girls who [access to modern contraceptives and safe abortion are stigmatized], leading to high rates of maternal mortality and early pregnancy" (12).
July 10, 2023, 9:26 p.m.
Countries: Maldives
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"Regarding the Committee’s CO on supporting educational attainment of pregnant girls of secondary school age, in instances where girls enrolled in secondary education become pregnant, the MOE works with the school – and upon the approval of the family – to ensure the mother completes her secondary education up to age 16. This will be achieved through the mother attending school after hours, or home schooling. If the mother determines that she does not want to complete secondary education, then she will be provided an opportunity to complete adult education courses, which may assist her in entering the labour market. Subsequently the alternative regime, which is the B Tech program...more
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"Regarding the Committee’s CO on supporting educational attainment of pregnant girls of secondary school age, in instances where girls enrolled in secondary education become pregnant, the MOE works with the school – and upon the approval of the family – to ensure the mother completes her secondary education up to age 16. This will be achieved through the mother attending school after hours, or home schooling. If the mother determines that she does not want to complete secondary education, then she will be provided an opportunity to complete adult education courses, which may assist her in entering the labour market. Subsequently the alternative regime, which is the B Tech program...more
June 20, 2023, 9:30 p.m.
Countries: Nicaragua
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"A total of 222,361,653 medical services were provided in health facilities, at health fairs, in mobile clinics and by medical brigades between 2011 and 2018. Medical care was thus made more accessible to people living in poverty or extreme poverty, especially in the remotest areas, such as along the Caribbean coast. Women obtained access to surgical sterilization, cancer prevention tests and general health care, and 1,766,706 women of childbearing age received medical attention, bringing the rate of teenage pregnancy down by 12 percent by 2018." (23).
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"A total of 222,361,653 medical services were provided in health facilities, at health fairs, in mobile clinics and by medical brigades between 2011 and 2018. Medical care was thus made more accessible to people living in poverty or extreme poverty, especially in the remotest areas, such as along the Caribbean coast. Women obtained access to surgical sterilization, cancer prevention tests and general health care, and 1,766,706 women of childbearing age received medical attention, bringing the rate of teenage pregnancy down by 12 percent by 2018." (23).
May 19, 2023, 2:31 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"While many of the affected girls as young as age 4 got married to men old enough to be their grandfathers, others were forcefully raped by their new husbands and got pregnant before becoming teenagers" (Para.5).
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"While many of the affected girls as young as age 4 got married to men old enough to be their grandfathers, others were forcefully raped by their new husbands and got pregnant before becoming teenagers" (Para.5).
April 28, 2023, 9:47 p.m.
Countries: Tanzania
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"Teenage pregnancy has increased by 4% since 2010, from 23% to 27% (TDHS 2015/16). In other words, one in four adolescent girls aged 15-19 has begun childbearing. The increase in teenage pregnancy is expected to have a direct knock-on effect on child marriage rates" (11).
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"Teenage pregnancy has increased by 4% since 2010, from 23% to 27% (TDHS 2015/16). In other words, one in four adolescent girls aged 15-19 has begun childbearing. The increase in teenage pregnancy is expected to have a direct knock-on effect on child marriage rates" (11).
March 18, 2023, 10:20 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: DACH-DATA-2, IM-DATA-1, MABFC-DATA-1, BR-DATA-1
Table 1 untitled, shows that the indicator/year 2010/11 has an ANC of 34%, 10% skill delivery, 7% postnatal care, 676 / 100,000 maternal mortality, 59 / 1000 child mortality, 29% contraceptive prevalence, 4.8 fertility rate and 79 / 1000 adolescent birth rate. It also shows that for the indicator/year 2014/15, there was an ANC of 96.9%, 60.7% skilled delivery, 90% postnatal care, 420 / 100,000 maternal mortality, decrease in child mortality to 55 / 1000, contraceptive prevalence increased to 46%, significant increase of fertility rate to 401, and a reduction in the adolescent birth rate to 65/1000. Maternal mortality decreased by 256/100,000, child mortality decreased by 4/1000 (18).more
Variables: DACH-DATA-2, IM-DATA-1, MABFC-DATA-1, BR-DATA-1
Table 1 untitled, shows that the indicator/year 2010/11 has an ANC of 34%, 10% skill delivery, 7% postnatal care, 676 / 100,000 maternal mortality, 59 / 1000 child mortality, 29% contraceptive prevalence, 4.8 fertility rate and 79 / 1000 adolescent birth rate. It also shows that for the indicator/year 2014/15, there was an ANC of 96.9%, 60.7% skilled delivery, 90% postnatal care, 420 / 100,000 maternal mortality, decrease in child mortality to 55 / 1000, contraceptive prevalence increased to 46%, significant increase of fertility rate to 401, and a reduction in the adolescent birth rate to 65/1000. Maternal mortality decreased by 256/100,000, child mortality decreased by 4/1000 (18).more
Jan. 12, 2023, 7:31 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"Most women in England and Wales no longer have a child before they are 30, official figures show for the first time." (para 1). "A third of women born in that decade had not mothered a child by the age of 30, for comparison" (para 4). "The most common age to have a child is now 31, the ONS estimates based on latest data, compared to 22 among baby boomers born in the late 1940s." (para 7). "The share of women reaching 30 without a child has been increasing consistently since the late 70s, when around a fifth were childless. That proportion rose dramatically the following decade. By 1980, 24...more
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"Most women in England and Wales no longer have a child before they are 30, official figures show for the first time." (para 1). "A third of women born in that decade had not mothered a child by the age of 30, for comparison" (para 4). "The most common age to have a child is now 31, the ONS estimates based on latest data, compared to 22 among baby boomers born in the late 1940s." (para 7). "The share of women reaching 30 without a child has been increasing consistently since the late 70s, when around a fifth were childless. That proportion rose dramatically the following decade. By 1980, 24...more
Jan. 6, 2023, 7:19 p.m.
Countries: Colombia
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"She became pregnant at 16, went to work in the local gold mines to support her child, and eventually sought work as a live-in maid" (para 7).
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"She became pregnant at 16, went to work in the local gold mines to support her child, and eventually sought work as a live-in maid" (para 7).
Jan. 6, 2023, 5:05 p.m.
Countries: Ethiopia
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"In Ethiopia, all the risk factors for fistula are present...The country also reports a high rate of teenage pregnancies, and while it does not discriminate by age, girls are particularly vulnerable because their bodies may not be ready for childbirth" (para 7).
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"In Ethiopia, all the risk factors for fistula are present...The country also reports a high rate of teenage pregnancies, and while it does not discriminate by age, girls are particularly vulnerable because their bodies may not be ready for childbirth" (para 7).
Sept. 3, 2022, 11:44 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"Pregnancies in England and Wales fell to a 17-year low during the pandemic's first year, according to data released today. The Office of National Statistics (ONS) recorded 817,515 conceptions among women aged between 15 and 44-years-of-age in 2020, the lowest level since 2003. This decline comes despite predictions of a post-lockdown baby boom from couples being stuck indoors together and working from home due to pandemic restrictions. The ONS also recorded a rise in older women in the UK becoming pregnant with conception rates for over 40s rising to a record 17.1 per 1,000 women in 2020. Overall, pregnancies in England and Wales have continued to decline since 2015 when...more
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"Pregnancies in England and Wales fell to a 17-year low during the pandemic's first year, according to data released today. The Office of National Statistics (ONS) recorded 817,515 conceptions among women aged between 15 and 44-years-of-age in 2020, the lowest level since 2003. This decline comes despite predictions of a post-lockdown baby boom from couples being stuck indoors together and working from home due to pandemic restrictions. The ONS also recorded a rise in older women in the UK becoming pregnant with conception rates for over 40s rising to a record 17.1 per 1,000 women in 2020. Overall, pregnancies in England and Wales have continued to decline since 2015 when...more
July 1, 2022, 11:43 a.m.
Countries: East Timor
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"At the request of the Female Parliamentarians of Timor-Leste Group (GMPTL) following the 2016 National Conference on Sexual and Reproductive Rights, the Government, UNFPA and Plan International conducted a research in 2017 to identify the root causes leading to teenage pregnancy and early marriage in the country. It showed that early marriages are generally the cause of teenage pregnancy. Nonetheless, the research also stresses that early marriage is not a positive social norm, suggesting that this issue could be addressed through sexual education48 and access to family planning for youth" (12). "In 2016, 7 per cent of teenagers aged 15-19 have begun childbearing, 5 per cent have given birth and...more
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"At the request of the Female Parliamentarians of Timor-Leste Group (GMPTL) following the 2016 National Conference on Sexual and Reproductive Rights, the Government, UNFPA and Plan International conducted a research in 2017 to identify the root causes leading to teenage pregnancy and early marriage in the country. It showed that early marriages are generally the cause of teenage pregnancy. Nonetheless, the research also stresses that early marriage is not a positive social norm, suggesting that this issue could be addressed through sexual education48 and access to family planning for youth" (12). "In 2016, 7 per cent of teenagers aged 15-19 have begun childbearing, 5 per cent have given birth and...more
June 28, 2022, 2:56 p.m.
Countries: Bangladesh
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"The median age at first birth among women age 20-49 is 18.6 years. Forty-three percent of women gave birth before age 18. 28% of women age 15-19 have begun childbearing, a decline of 3 percentage points since 2014. The 4th HPNSP aims to reduce teenage childbearing to 25% by 2022" (55). "Among all women, the mean number of children ever born is 2.0; among currently married women, the mean is 2.4. Currently married women have an average of 2.2 living children. Number of children ever born increases with women’s age; on average, women age 45-49 have given birth to 4.0 children, of whom 3.5 were still living at the time...more
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"The median age at first birth among women age 20-49 is 18.6 years. Forty-three percent of women gave birth before age 18. 28% of women age 15-19 have begun childbearing, a decline of 3 percentage points since 2014. The 4th HPNSP aims to reduce teenage childbearing to 25% by 2022" (55). "Among all women, the mean number of children ever born is 2.0; among currently married women, the mean is 2.4. Currently married women have an average of 2.2 living children. Number of children ever born increases with women’s age; on average, women age 45-49 have given birth to 4.0 children, of whom 3.5 were still living at the time...more
June 21, 2022, 1:11 p.m.
Countries: Guyana
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"The insufficient access to affordable family planning services, especially in the hinterland regions, illustrated by the high rates of unmet family planning needs and the fact that 15 per cent of girls between 15 and 19 years of age have already begun bearing children" (11).
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"The insufficient access to affordable family planning services, especially in the hinterland regions, illustrated by the high rates of unmet family planning needs and the fact that 15 per cent of girls between 15 and 19 years of age have already begun bearing children" (11).
May 27, 2022, 4:14 p.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"Within the scope of fight against early marriages, the fertility rate among adolescents in Turkey (average live births per 1.000 women between 15–19 age group) has declined to 17 per thousand in 2019 while it was 49 per thousand in 2001" (24).
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"Within the scope of fight against early marriages, the fertility rate among adolescents in Turkey (average live births per 1.000 women between 15–19 age group) has declined to 17 per thousand in 2019 while it was 49 per thousand in 2001" (24).
March 9, 2022, 8:57 a.m.
Countries: Italy
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"...from 1961 to 2005, there has been the record of halving the average number of children per woman, along with the increased average maternal age at first birth" (12).
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"...from 1961 to 2005, there has been the record of halving the average number of children per woman, along with the increased average maternal age at first birth" (12).
Jan. 14, 2022, 6:24 p.m.
Countries: Dominican Republic
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"In addition, 22 percent of girls ages 15 to 19 had been pregnant, an issue directly related to early marriage" (19). Although not necessarily age when the first child is born, ages of first pregnancies are closely related (SFR - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"In addition, 22 percent of girls ages 15 to 19 had been pregnant, an issue directly related to early marriage" (19). Although not necessarily age when the first child is born, ages of first pregnancies are closely related (SFR - CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 6, 2022, 12:09 p.m.
Countries: Somalia
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"The average age of women when they give birth to their first child may differ from urban to rural areas. In rural areas the age of women may range from 13 to 16 years old. Whereas in the urban areas it may range from 18 to 21 years of age" (1).
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"The average age of women when they give birth to their first child may differ from urban to rural areas. In rural areas the age of women may range from 13 to 16 years old. Whereas in the urban areas it may range from 18 to 21 years of age" (1).
Nov. 9, 2021, 11:34 a.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"According to the Turkish Statistical Institute,... 10 percent [of women] gave birth to their first child before the age of 18" (57).
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"According to the Turkish Statistical Institute,... 10 percent [of women] gave birth to their first child before the age of 18" (57).
July 1, 2021, 2:59 p.m.
Countries: Zimbabwe
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"It takes a lot of maturity for one to be able to attend classes while pregnant. Looking at the ages involved, that is between 12 and 18" (para 22).
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"It takes a lot of maturity for one to be able to attend classes while pregnant. Looking at the ages involved, that is between 12 and 18" (para 22).
April 26, 2021, 11:49 a.m.
Countries: Italy
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"...from 1961 to 2005, there has been the record of halving the average number of children per woman, along with the increased average maternal age at first birth" (12).
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"...from 1961 to 2005, there has been the record of halving the average number of children per woman, along with the increased average maternal age at first birth" (12).
Feb. 27, 2021, 10:55 a.m.
Countries: Ukraine
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"The average age of women when giving birth to the first child over the same period has increased from 23.9 years old to 24.4 years old" (7).
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"The average age of women when giving birth to the first child over the same period has increased from 23.9 years old to 24.4 years old" (7).
Jan. 4, 2021, 3:54 p.m.
Countries: Mexico
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"The practice of child marriage has also been overlooked in Central America, where institutionalized racism, poverty, ambiguous laws, and lack of opportunity fuel high rates in rural communities. For example, notwithstanding a legal prohibition against marriage before age eighteen in Oaxaca, Mexico, in 2010, twelve percent of adolescent girls fifteen to seventeen were married through formal or informal unions, and about 54 percent of those girls already had at least one child" (para 3).
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"The practice of child marriage has also been overlooked in Central America, where institutionalized racism, poverty, ambiguous laws, and lack of opportunity fuel high rates in rural communities. For example, notwithstanding a legal prohibition against marriage before age eighteen in Oaxaca, Mexico, in 2010, twelve percent of adolescent girls fifteen to seventeen were married through formal or informal unions, and about 54 percent of those girls already had at least one child" (para 3).
Dec. 24, 2020, 1:07 p.m.
Countries: Venezuela
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"Venezuela has the highest rate of teenage pregnancy in South America" (para 7).
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"Venezuela has the highest rate of teenage pregnancy in South America" (para 7).
Dec. 24, 2020, 12:27 p.m.
Countries: Zimbabwe
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"[S]he feared lockdown measures may have caused a spike in unwanted teen pregnancies" (para 10).
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"[S]he feared lockdown measures may have caused a spike in unwanted teen pregnancies" (para 10).
Sept. 9, 2020, 1:53 p.m.
Countries: Azerbaijan
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
In Azerbaijan, the average age of women at their first birth is approximately 23.2 years.
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
In Azerbaijan, the average age of women at their first birth is approximately 23.2 years.
Sept. 2, 2020, 10:40 a.m.
Countries: Tanzania
Variables: CBMC-DATA-1, MABFC-DATA-1
"Tanzania is among countries with the highest adolescent pregnancy and birth rates in the world, with 21 percent of girls aged 15 to 19 having given birth based on a 2015/16 survey by the Tanzania’s own Bureau of Statistics" (para 4).
Variables: CBMC-DATA-1, MABFC-DATA-1
"Tanzania is among countries with the highest adolescent pregnancy and birth rates in the world, with 21 percent of girls aged 15 to 19 having given birth based on a 2015/16 survey by the Tanzania’s own Bureau of Statistics" (para 4).
Aug. 11, 2020, 7:11 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1, AOM-DATA-1, MABFC-DATA-1
“In the event that a girl is allowed to live, she is married off at 12, or 13, even before she can say “adult”. She gives birth to her first child within the first year of her marriage, and then mothers many, many more in the years to come” (para 3).
Variables: AOM-PRACTICE-1, AOM-DATA-1, MABFC-DATA-1
“In the event that a girl is allowed to live, she is married off at 12, or 13, even before she can say “adult”. She gives birth to her first child within the first year of her marriage, and then mothers many, many more in the years to come” (para 3).
July 26, 2020, 9:25 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"The mean age of Japanese mothers at first childbirth has risen from 25.6 in 1970 to 30.4 in 2013" (4).
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"The mean age of Japanese mothers at first childbirth has risen from 25.6 in 1970 to 30.4 in 2013" (4).