Latest items for MABFC-DATA-1
Nov. 16, 2024, 2:54 p.m.
Countries: Egypt
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"The Ministry of Health and Population also reported that 500,000 children are born every year to adolescent mothers" (para 10).
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"The Ministry of Health and Population also reported that 500,000 children are born every year to adolescent mothers" (para 10).
Nov. 13, 2024, 12:12 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"The 40-year-old [Conservative MP Miriam Cates], who has a degree in genetics from Cambridge and worked as a biology teacher, said that fewer that half of women have a baby before 30" (6).
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"The 40-year-old [Conservative MP Miriam Cates], who has a degree in genetics from Cambridge and worked as a biology teacher, said that fewer that half of women have a baby before 30" (6).
Oct. 22, 2024, 11:02 a.m.
Countries: Iraq
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"Girls are also at an increased risk of dropping out as they progress through education, with one in 14 girls in Iraq aged between 15 and 19 giving birth, according to estimates by the charity Save the Children" (para 10).
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"Girls are also at an increased risk of dropping out as they progress through education, with one in 14 girls in Iraq aged between 15 and 19 giving birth, according to estimates by the charity Save the Children" (para 10).
Oct. 9, 2024, 7:59 p.m.
Countries: Belize
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1, BR-DATA-1
"In 2019, the birth rate was at 58.2 per 1,000 for women aged 15-19 years indicating a high birth rate among adolescence" (4).
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1, BR-DATA-1
"In 2019, the birth rate was at 58.2 per 1,000 for women aged 15-19 years indicating a high birth rate among adolescence" (4).
Sept. 6, 2024, 10:07 a.m.
Countries: Cameroon
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
“Cameroon reports that 60% of patients seeking help in hospitals have lived with obstetric fistula for more than 5 years. Eighty percent of patients have no formal education and 90% were teenagers when they had their first baby” (9).
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
“Cameroon reports that 60% of patients seeking help in hospitals have lived with obstetric fistula for more than 5 years. Eighty percent of patients have no formal education and 90% were teenagers when they had their first baby” (9).
July 18, 2024, 6:38 p.m.
Countries: Guatemala
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"With regard to pregnancies among children and adolescents under 14 years of age, the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare reported a decline by 810 cases between 2017 and 2021" (12).
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"With regard to pregnancies among children and adolescents under 14 years of age, the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare reported a decline by 810 cases between 2017 and 2021" (12).
April 19, 2024, 3:06 p.m.
Countries: Serbia
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"[A]dolescent pregnancy [is prevalent] among Roma girls" (14). "[S]tatistics on adolescent pregnancy, disaggregated by age, origin and geographical area [are not being collected]" (14).
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"[A]dolescent pregnancy [is prevalent] among Roma girls" (14). "[S]tatistics on adolescent pregnancy, disaggregated by age, origin and geographical area [are not being collected]" (14).
Jan. 19, 2024, 12:06 p.m.
Countries: Central African Rep
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"10,546 deliveries by adolescent mothers aged 10–24 years" (14).
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"10,546 deliveries by adolescent mothers aged 10–24 years" (14).
Dec. 5, 2023, 11:18 a.m.
Countries: China
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"Fewer young Chinese people are getting married, and those who do are having children at a much older age, or not at all" (pp 13).
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"Fewer young Chinese people are getting married, and those who do are having children at a much older age, or not at all" (pp 13).
Nov. 3, 2023, 11:41 a.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
“Women who do not want to sacrifice their careers are now simply choosing not to have children. South Korea's fertility rate (the average number of children a woman will have in her lifetime) has fallen to 0.81, the lowest in the world. Its population is predicted to halve by the end of the century, meaning it may not have enough people to sustain its economy and conscript into its army” (para 32). If women are abstaining from having children in favor of a career, it would logically follow that many women delay birth of children in favor of a career (ET - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
“Women who do not want to sacrifice their careers are now simply choosing not to have children. South Korea's fertility rate (the average number of children a woman will have in her lifetime) has fallen to 0.81, the lowest in the world. Its population is predicted to halve by the end of the century, meaning it may not have enough people to sustain its economy and conscript into its army” (para 32). If women are abstaining from having children in favor of a career, it would logically follow that many women delay birth of children in favor of a career (ET - CODER COMMENT).
Oct. 4, 2023, 6:58 a.m.
Countries: Angola
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"[There is an] overall high fertility rates, in particular among adolescent girls" (12).
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"[There is an] overall high fertility rates, in particular among adolescent girls" (12).
Sept. 30, 2023, 4 p.m.
Countries: Kazakhstan
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1, ABO-DATA-1
"The Committee commends the State party for enacting a strong legal framework for health protection and its considerable progress in the reduction of maternal mortality. However, it is concerned about the following: (a) The high prevalence of early pregnancy and the high abortion rates among girls and young women aged 15–18 years, the latter of which are considered to be a principal cause of maternal mortality in the State party" (p.14).
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1, ABO-DATA-1
"The Committee commends the State party for enacting a strong legal framework for health protection and its considerable progress in the reduction of maternal mortality. However, it is concerned about the following: (a) The high prevalence of early pregnancy and the high abortion rates among girls and young women aged 15–18 years, the latter of which are considered to be a principal cause of maternal mortality in the State party" (p.14).
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).