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Understanding teenage fertility, cohabitation, and marriage: the case of Peru
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Abstract In this study, we used data from the Young Lives study, which investigates teenage childbearing, marriage, and cohabitation by tracking a cohort of individuals from the ages of 8 to 19 years. While the present analysis does not intend to establish causality, the longitudinal nature of the data allow... view more
In this study, we used data from the Young Lives study, which investigates teenage childbearing, marriage, and cohabitation by tracking a cohort of individuals from the ages of 8 to 19 years. While the present analysis does not intend to establish causality, the longitudinal nature of the data allows us to identify the combination of early circumstances and life changes that induce a higher likelihood of these events. The analysis addresses bias due both to reverse causality and to community characteristics that are usually unobserved and fixed over time, a strategy that is quite unique in studies of developing countries. About 1 out of 5 females (and 1 out of 20 males) in our sample had at least one child by the age of 19, and 80 percent of them were married or cohabiting. Early marriage/cohabitation is indeed intrinsically related to early pregnancy and largely predicted by the same factors. For females specifically, girls from poor households with an absent parent for a prolonged period have a higher risk of early childbearing. Similarly, girls whose self-efficacy and educational aspirations decrease over time are more at risk of becoming a mother during adolescence. Conversely, school attendance and better school performance predict a lower risk of early pregnancy; our analysis suggests that this is largely because it postpones the first sexual relationship.... view less
Los autores utilizan información del estudio Niños del Milenio/Young Lives, que sigue a una cohorte de individuos con edades entre los 8 y 19 años para investigar sobre la maternidad adolescente, el matrimonio y la convivencia a edad temprana en Perú. Aunque este análisis no pretende establecer caus... view more
Los autores utilizan información del estudio Niños del Milenio/Young Lives, que sigue a una cohorte de individuos con edades entre los 8 y 19 años para investigar sobre la maternidad adolescente, el matrimonio y la convivencia a edad temprana en Perú. Aunque este análisis no pretende establecer causalidad, la naturaleza longitudinal de los datos permite identificar un conjunto de circunstancias tempranas y de cambios en la vida de los jóvenes durante la adolescencia que inducen a una mayor probabilidad de ocurrencia de estos eventos. Aproximadamente, 1 de cada 5 mujeres (y 1 de cada 20 hombres) de la muestra tienen al menos un hijo a la edad de 19 años, y entre las (los) que tienen hijos un 80% estaban conviviendo o se habían casado. En nuestro análisis encontramos que la convivencia y el matrimonio tempranos están intrínsecamente relacionados con el embarazo adolescente y, en gran medida, son predichos por los mismos factores. En el caso de las jóvenes mujeres, si su niñez transcurrió en hogares pobres con padres ausentes por un periodo prolongado, aquellas tienen un mayor peligro de maternidad prematura. Del mismo modo, las niñas cuya auto-eficacia y aspiraciones educativas disminuyen con el tiempo, tienen más riesgo de convertirse en madres durante la adolescencia. Por el contrario, la asistencia escolar y un mejor desempeño escolar predicen una menor probabilidad de embarazo adolescente. Asimismo, el análisis de los autores sugiere que la asistencia escolar pospone la edad de la primera relación sexual.... view less
Keywords
child; adolescent; partnership; marriage; desire for children; puberty; pregnancy; sex behavior; socioeconomic factors; competence; poverty; Peru; developing country; Latin America
Classification
Family Sociology, Sociology of Sexual Behavior
Sociology of Developing Countries, Developmental Sociology
Free Keywords
niños; adolescentes; fecundidad; matrimonio; fertility
Document language
English
Publication Year
2016
City
Lima
Page/Pages
78 p.
Series
Avances de Investigación, 22
Status
Published Version; peer reviewed