ArticleEconomic development and cultural change2015
Early childbearing, human capital attainment and mortality risk: Evidence from a longitudinal demographic surveillance area in rural-KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
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- Early childbearing experiences of young university student-parents in South Africa: A qualitative study.Public health challenges · 2023Article
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- "I did not plan … that is what hurts": Pregnancy intentions and contraceptive use among pregnant young women in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.African journal of AIDS research : AJAR · 2021Article
- Maternal deaths due to eclampsia in teenagers: Lessons from assessment of maternal deaths in South Africa.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2020Article
- Are out-of-school adolescents at higher risk of adverse health outcomes? Evidence from 9 diverse settings in sub-Saharan Africa.Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH · 2020Article
- The Relationship Between School Dropout and Pregnancy Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in South Africa: A HPTN 068 Analysis.Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education · 2019Article
- Health Insurance Coverage Better Protects Blacks than Whites against Incident Chronic Disease.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Article
- Adolescent parenthood associated with adverse socio-economic outcomes at age 30 years in women and men of the Pelotas, Brazil: 1982 Birth Cohort Study.BJOG : an international journal of obstetrics and gynaecology · 2019Article
- "Because at school, you can become somebody" - The perceived health and economic returns on secondary schooling in rural Burkina Faso.PloS one · 2019Article
- Effect of the Number of Pregnancies on Mortality Risk in HIV-Infected Women: a Prospective Cohort Study in Rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.AIDS and behavior · 2018Article
- Identifying Causal Effects of Reproductive Health Improvements on Women's Economic Empowerment Through the Population Poverty Research Initiative.The Milbank quarterly · 2018Article
- Early Childbearing, School Attainment, and Cognitive Skills: Evidence From Madagascar.Demography · 2018Article
- Causes and consequences of teen childbearing: Evidence from a reproductive health intervention in South Africa.Journal of health economics · 2018Article
- Relationship between school dropout and teen pregnancy among rural South African young women.International journal of epidemiology · 2015Article
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Abstract
Using a rich longitudinal dataset, we examine the relationship between teen fertility and both subsequent educational outcomes and HIV related mortality risk in rural South Africa. Human capital deficits among teen mothers are large and significant, with earlier births associated with greater deficits. In contrast to many other studies from developed countries, we find no clear evidence of selectivity into teen childbearing in either schooling trajectories or pre-fertility household characteristics. Enrolment rates among teen mothers only begin to drop in the period immediately preceding the birth and future teen mothers are not behind in their schooling relative to other girls. Older teen mothers and those further ahead in school for their age pre-birth are more likely to continue schooling after the birth. In addition to adolescents' higher biological vulnerability to HIV infection, pregnancy also appears to increase the risk of contracting HIV. Following women over an extended period, we document a higher HIV related mortality risk for teen mothers that cannot be explained by household characteristics in early adulthood. Controlling for age at sexual debut, we find that teen mothers report lower condom use and older partners than other sexually active adolescents.
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