Adolescent pregnancy and childbearing: levels and trends in developed countries
This article examines levels of adolescent childbearing, abortion and pregnancy in developed countries in the mid 1990s, as well as trends over recent decades.
This article examines levels of adolescent childbearing, abortion and pregnancy in developed countries in the mid 1990s, as well as trends over recent decades.
This paper is an update of the original survey that was carried out by Carmel Dolan in 1997 and completed in 1998.
This document has been developed by The Partnership for Child Development in collaboration with other agencies, including UNICEF, The Edna McConnell Clark Foundation, WHO, USAID, PAHO and The World Bank. It has been field tested in five countries in Africa.
This survey (an update of one conducted in 1997), provides an overview of donor support, policies and interests involved in school-based health and nutrition programmes. It is a useful resource for those seeking advice or funding for a particular initiative within this field.
El estudio se basa en la historia de una madre adolescente de la calle que vive con SIDA.
Education for health is a fundamental right of every child. Health is inextricably linked to educational achievement, quality of life, and economic productivity.
Despite the success of recent efforts to increase access to improved water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) globally, approximately one-third of schools around the world still lack adequate WASH services.
In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), early and unintended pregnancy leads to a colossal loss of educational opportunities for girls: A high proportion of pregnancies among adolescent girls aged 15-19 years in the region are unintended, and nearly all adolescent girls who have ever been pregnant are out o
This paper is organized into the following main sections: an introduction that lays out some of the difficulties in addressing the educational situation of orphans and vulnerable children; a description of the characteristics of orphans and vulnerable children, including where they live and some