Socio-economic and demographic consequences of adolescent
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Date
1990Author
Ng'ang'a, Regina W
Type
ThesisLanguage
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The study aims at investigating the Socio-economic and
demographic consequences of adolescent fertility in Mombasa
district of Coast province. The study looks at the impact of
early child birth on the social. economic and demographic status
of the adolescent mother and her baby. The factors investigated
include age at marriage. parity. infant/child mortality.
occupation and level of education of the adolescent mother.
Although the study focuses on adolescent girls aged 15-24.
it also tries to make comparisons with other older age groups.
The study utilises secondary data whose principle information
source were women.
The data is analyzed using descriptive statistics. The
findings of the study show that adolescent ferti~Lty has social.
economic and demographic consequences to the mother and child.
The findings of the study therefore calls for an urgent need
for an interventionist policy that would save the adolescents who
fall victims.
Sponsorhip
The University of NairobiPublisher
Population studies and research institute ( PSRI)