Latest items for MABFC-DATA-1
Jan. 16, 2025, 9:45 p.m.
Countries: Peru
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"Data from the National Registry of Identification and Civil Status (RENIEC) indicate that between 2015 and 2018, a total of 1,780 girls under the age of 14 registered their children, which includes girls from the age of 7 (Annex 7)" (11). "Currently, of the total of adolescents aged 15 to 19 years, 12.7% were already pregnant at some time" (13).
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"Data from the National Registry of Identification and Civil Status (RENIEC) indicate that between 2015 and 2018, a total of 1,780 girls under the age of 14 registered their children, which includes girls from the age of 7 (Annex 7)" (11). "Currently, of the total of adolescents aged 15 to 19 years, 12.7% were already pregnant at some time" (13).
Jan. 16, 2025, 11:49 a.m.
Countries: Peru
Variables: CBMC-DATA-1, MABFC-DATA-1
"Childbearing among girls aged between 10 and 14 has steadily risen in recent years. There was a 14% increase between 2021 and 2022, according to the UN Population Fund’s map of adolescent pregnancy and motherhood in Peru" (para 17).
Variables: CBMC-DATA-1, MABFC-DATA-1
"Childbearing among girls aged between 10 and 14 has steadily risen in recent years. There was a 14% increase between 2021 and 2022, according to the UN Population Fund’s map of adolescent pregnancy and motherhood in Peru" (para 17).
Jan. 16, 2025, 10:50 a.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"There was a decline in the number of teenage pregnancies over the period from 2015 to 2019, when there were 6,207 institutional deliveries by minors and a 37 per cent reduction in pregnancies in adolescent high school students" (27). Table 3 shows that "The Adolescent Care Modules of the Ciudad Mujer programe", which serves "pregnant women and teenage mothers between 12 and 18 years of age," proivded services for 10,153 adolescent women in 2019 and 4,074 adolescent women in 2020 (27-28).
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"There was a decline in the number of teenage pregnancies over the period from 2015 to 2019, when there were 6,207 institutional deliveries by minors and a 37 per cent reduction in pregnancies in adolescent high school students" (27). Table 3 shows that "The Adolescent Care Modules of the Ciudad Mujer programe", which serves "pregnant women and teenage mothers between 12 and 18 years of age," proivded services for 10,153 adolescent women in 2019 and 4,074 adolescent women in 2020 (27-28).
Jan. 10, 2025, 12:09 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"For Zainab, 17, who was married two years ago in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif, the ban on contraceptives was a shock when she was told by her midwife last week. Zainab, who has an 18-month-old daughter, is worried…" (para 11-12). This means she had her first child while she was only 15 years old (MB2-CODER COMMENT).
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"For Zainab, 17, who was married two years ago in the northern city of Mazar-i-Sharif, the ban on contraceptives was a shock when she was told by her midwife last week. Zainab, who has an 18-month-old daughter, is worried…" (para 11-12). This means she had her first child while she was only 15 years old (MB2-CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 9, 2025, 4:09 p.m.
Countries: Kyrgyzstan
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"The number of abortions among adolescents aged 12–19 was 1,778 in 2012, 1,697 in 2013, 1,975 in 2014, 1,443 in 2015, 1,523 in 2016 and 1,454 in 2017. The data on abortion are not fully reliable owing to the problem of unreliable recording and informal payments for abortions performed in early stages of pregnancy, which do not require lengthy procedures" (29). Although these are statistics about teenagers recieving abortions, not giving birth, they may be helpful in inferring the prevelance of teen pregnancy (ELW - CODER COMMENT).
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"The number of abortions among adolescents aged 12–19 was 1,778 in 2012, 1,697 in 2013, 1,975 in 2014, 1,443 in 2015, 1,523 in 2016 and 1,454 in 2017. The data on abortion are not fully reliable owing to the problem of unreliable recording and informal payments for abortions performed in early stages of pregnancy, which do not require lengthy procedures" (29). Although these are statistics about teenagers recieving abortions, not giving birth, they may be helpful in inferring the prevelance of teen pregnancy (ELW - CODER COMMENT).
Jan. 9, 2025, 10:43 a.m.
Countries: India
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"Because girls typically marry young, many have children in their teens" (para 26).
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"Because girls typically marry young, many have children in their teens" (para 26).
Jan. 9, 2025, 10:27 a.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"The Honduran state’s strict control over women’s bodies compels more than 1,000 girls aged 10 to 14 to give birth every year, said Regina Fonseca, from the CDM" (para 12).
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"The Honduran state’s strict control over women’s bodies compels more than 1,000 girls aged 10 to 14 to give birth every year, said Regina Fonseca, from the CDM" (para 12).
Dec. 13, 2024, 3:59 p.m.
Countries: Kenya
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"Adolescent pregnancy is an issue in Kenya, too, where 15% of adolescent girls become mothers before the age of 18. Girls from the poorest households are more likely to become mothers than girls from the richest households" (para 5).
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"Adolescent pregnancy is an issue in Kenya, too, where 15% of adolescent girls become mothers before the age of 18. Girls from the poorest households are more likely to become mothers than girls from the richest households" (para 5).
Dec. 12, 2024, 9:28 p.m.
Countries: Italy
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"According to a recent Department of Health report, Italian women are, on average, older than 31 when they have their first child. About 62 percent of babies in 2022 were born to mothers aged between 30 and 39. Those aged between 20 and 29 accounted for 26 percent of births, compared with 30 percent in 2012" (para 18-19).
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"According to a recent Department of Health report, Italian women are, on average, older than 31 when they have their first child. About 62 percent of babies in 2022 were born to mothers aged between 30 and 39. Those aged between 20 and 29 accounted for 26 percent of births, compared with 30 percent in 2012" (para 18-19).
Dec. 11, 2024, 11:39 p.m.
Countries: Malaysia
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"Deteriorating conditions in Myanmar and in neighboring Bangladesh’s refugee camps are driving scores of underage Rohingya girls to Malaysia for arranged marriages with Rohingya men who frequently abuse them, The Associated Press found in interviews with 12 young Rohingya brides who have arrived in Malaysia since 2022. The youngest was 13. All the girls interviewed by the AP said they are held hostage by controlling husbands who rarely let them outside. Several said they were beaten and raped by traffickers and other men during the journey to Malaysia, and five said they were abused by their husbands. Half the girls are pregnant or already have babies, despite most saying they...more
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"Deteriorating conditions in Myanmar and in neighboring Bangladesh’s refugee camps are driving scores of underage Rohingya girls to Malaysia for arranged marriages with Rohingya men who frequently abuse them, The Associated Press found in interviews with 12 young Rohingya brides who have arrived in Malaysia since 2022. The youngest was 13. All the girls interviewed by the AP said they are held hostage by controlling husbands who rarely let them outside. Several said they were beaten and raped by traffickers and other men during the journey to Malaysia, and five said they were abused by their husbands. Half the girls are pregnant or already have babies, despite most saying they...more
Dec. 10, 2024, 3:36 p.m.
Countries: Laos
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"In Xieng Khouang, rates of early marriage and pregnancy are high; according to 2017 data, one in four women aged 15 to 19 was married or in a union, and one in five women of the same age group were either pregnant with their first child or had already given birth" (para 6).
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"In Xieng Khouang, rates of early marriage and pregnancy are high; according to 2017 data, one in four women aged 15 to 19 was married or in a union, and one in five women of the same age group were either pregnant with their first child or had already given birth" (para 6).
Dec. 6, 2024, 3:50 p.m.
Countries: Malawi
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"Tamara was 12 years old and expecting a baby" (para 15). "The last time we visit, at least two pregnant teenage girls from the village - with arms full of vegetables - say hi to Tamara before heading back home" (para 54).
Variables: MABFC-DATA-1
"Tamara was 12 years old and expecting a baby" (para 15). "The last time we visit, at least two pregnant teenage girls from the village - with arms full of vegetables - say hi to Tamara before heading back home" (para 54).
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).