Our interest in understanding the determinants of adolescent childbearing and how adolescent childbearing influences educational trajectories derive from a concern about the inverse relationship between educational outcomes and adolescent fertility.

The authors analyze the determinants of adolescent motherhood and its subsequent effect on high school attendance and completion in Chile.

The purpose of the study was to document, review and critically analyse literature on teenage pregnancy with a focus on school-going adolescents.

CONTEXT: Contraceptive knowledge and use at first sex have increased over time among Jamaican adolescents, yet high unintended pregnancy rates persist. More information on risk factors for adolescent pregnancy is needed to inform programs.