Singh S
Alan Guttmacher Institute, New York, NY 10005, USA.
Stud Fam Plann. 1998 Jun;29(2):117-36.
This article discusses the current levels and recent trends in the rate of adolescent childbearing, the timing of the first birth, and births to unmarried women for 43 developing countries. Differences in rates of adolescent childbearing by residence and level of education are also examined. The analysis is based on nationally representative fertility surveys. Substantial declines in adolescent fertility have occurred in North Africa and Asia, but levels are still high in some countries. Declines are beginning to occur in sub-Saharan Africa, but current levels are still high in most countries of this region, and the proportion of births to unmarried adolescents is increasing in some countries. In Latin America, where the level of teenage childbearing is moderate, declines are less prevalent and some small increases have occurred. Higher education is associated with lower rates of adolescent childbearing, but other socioeconomic changes cancel or reduce this effect in several countries.
本文探讨了43个发展中国家青少年生育率、首次生育时间以及未婚女性生育率的当前水平和近期趋势。还研究了按居住地区和教育水平划分的青少年生育率差异。该分析基于具有全国代表性的生育率调查。北非和亚洲的青少年生育率大幅下降，但一些国家的水平仍然很高。撒哈拉以南非洲地区也开始出现下降，但该地区大多数国家的当前水平仍然很高，而且一些国家未婚青少年生育的比例正在上升。在拉丁美洲，青少年生育率处于中等水平，下降情况不太普遍，且出现了一些小幅上升。高等教育与较低的青少年生育率相关，但在一些国家，其他社会经济变化抵消或削弱了这种影响。
