کد مقاله | کد نشریه | سال انتشار | مقاله انگلیسی | نسخه تمام متن |
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5114822 | 1484515 | 2017 | 12 صفحه PDF | دانلود رایگان |

- Higher community wealth and female education are associated with lower teenage childbearing.
- Evidence of higher teenage childbearing in communities of higher HIV prevalence, testing coverage or HIV/AIDS stigma.
- Relationship between national GDP per-capita and teenage childbearing moderated by HIV prevalence.
- Positive association between national GDP per-capita and teenage childbearing stronger in lower HIV prevalence countries.
This paper examined national variations and multilevel determinants of teenage childbearing in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) in the context of HIV/AIDS using data from recent Demographic and Health Surveys conducted in 29 countries of SSA. Results showed significant community and national variations in teenage childbearing, partly explained by socio-economic and HIV/AIDS context. At community level, lower HIV/AIDS stigma, higher wealth and female education were associated with lower teenage childbearing. However, national socio-economic status had an intricate relationship with teenage childbearing. Higher national GDP per-capita was generally associated with higher teenage childbearing, and this relationship was stronger in lower HIV prevalence countries.
Journal: Health & Place - Volume 46, July 2017, Pages 37-48