The Untold Story of 50 Years of Adolescent Fertility in West Africa
A Cohort Perspective on the Quantum, Timing, and Spacing of Adolescent Childbearing
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4120949 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ann Garbett (0000-0002-0063-1529), B Perelli-Harris (0000-0001-8234-4007), Sarah Neal (0000-0003-1812-7221) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 7-40 |
| Publication date | 2021-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Population and Development Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0098-7921 • E-ISSN: 1728-4457 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/padr.12384 |
| OpenAlex | W3125976200 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 98 |
Although recent studies examine overall fertility trends in West Africa, few using advanced demographic techniques focus on adolescents. This study explores long-term patterns of adolescent childbearing in 12 West African countries using 51 Demographic and Health Surveys covering birth cohorts that span 54 years (1940-1994). We employ classic demographic measures as well as disaggregation by early- (10-14 years old), middle- (15-17), and late adolescence (18-19). Cohort-based estimates of total adolescent births, parity progression ratios, and rapid repeat birth probabilities reveal little change over time. Most women begin childbearing in adolescence, the progression to additional adolescent births remains common, and the incidence of rapid repeat births is high. In recent cohorts, women exit adolescence with an average of between 0.4 (Ghana) to 1.3 (Niger) births. Contrary to common assumptions, it is women commencing motherhood in early- and middle-, not later adolescence, who account for most West African adolescent fertility
Birth rate · Cohort · Cohort study · Family planning · Fertility · Incidence (geometry · Parity (physics · Population · Research methodology · Sociology · Total fertility rate · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine
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| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
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