Adolescent Fertility in Nigeria
Author: Benjamin Gyepi-Garbrah
Publisher: Newcastle Publishing Company
Published: 1985
Total Pages: 102
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Benjamin Gyepi-Garbrah
Publisher: Newcastle Publishing Company
Published: 1985
Total Pages: 102
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: John Lekan Oyefara
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Published: 2013
Total Pages: 315
ISBN-13: 9789788406846
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Published: 1993-02-01
Total Pages: 225
ISBN-13: 0309048974
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This examination of changes in adolescent fertility emphasizes the changing social context within which adolescent childbearing takes place.
Author: Benjamin Gyepi-Garbrah
Publisher: Newcastle Publishing Company
Published: 1985
Total Pages: 78
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Benjamin Gyepi-Garbrah
Publisher: Newcastle Publishing Company
Published: 1985
Total Pages: 72
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Thomas M. MacDevitt
Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 92
ISBN-13: 0788147064
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Publisher: Nigerian Institute of Social and Economic Research (NISER), University of Ibadan
Published: 1998
Total Pages: 80
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Caroline H. Bledsoe
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Published: 1993-01-15
Total Pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780309585538
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Adolescent fertility tends to be valued and sanctioned in the countries of sub-Saharan Africa when parents have had adequate ritual or training preparation for adulthood and the child has a recognized father. Young women and adolescents who conceive and bear children within this context are widely accepted by society; those who conceive outside of marriage, however, are strongly condemned by society. Over the past 2-3 decades, most African countries have successfully raised their levels of education. Girls and women are increasingly privy to formal school education and training in trade apprenticeships, domestic service, and ritual initiation which had otherwise been denied in the past. These factors, combined with declining menarche in a few areas, and changing economic opportunities, law, and religion make it more difficult to define the exact date of entry into marriage. Many girls are taking advantage of these changing circumstances and their opportunities to obtain educations and resist early marriage and cildbearing. While defying the traditional entry into early marriage, many young women do not, however, refrain from engaging in sexual activities. Pregnancies to unwed mothers are thereby on the rise and may constitute the most profound change observed in the social context of adolescent fertility on the continent. Once pregnant, many women find themselves shut out by family planning programs and prenatal clinics which serve only married women. This paper ultimately concludes that the social context of adolescent childbearing has an effect on the outcome for mother and child which is as important as the physiological maturity of the mother.