Adolescent childbearing in Nicaragua: A quantitative assessment of associated factors

International Family Planning Perspectives

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 91-96

  Lion, Katherine C ^a   Prata, Ndola ^b   Stewart, Chris ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT SEXUALITY; BIRTH RATE; CHILDBEARING; CONTRACEPTIVE USE; DEMOGRAPHIC TREND; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FERTILITY; MARRIAGE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; WOMENS HEALTH; WOMENS STATUS;

CENTRAL AMERICA; NICARAGUA;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BIRTH RATE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NICARAGUA; PREGNANCY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; BIRTH RATE; CHILD; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NICARAGUA; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68349143060     PISSN: None     EISSN: 01903187     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1363/3509109     Document Type: Article

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