Trends and Differentials in Adolescent Reproductive Behavior in Sub-Saharan Africa (English)

Document Type

Analytical Studies

Publication Topic(s)

Fertility and Fertility Preferences, Gender, Youth

Country(s)

Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, CAR, Chad, Comoros, Cote d'Ivoire, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea , Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, South Africa, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Language

English

Author(s)

Mary Mahy, and Neeru Gupta ORC Macro

Publication Date

July 2002

Publication ID

AS3

Abstract:

Comparative reports are descriptive in their approach, contrasting findings from many countries to search for trends and patterns in important health and population indicators. The reports serve largely as reference documents and typically draw on all available DHS (and sometimes other) data collected over a recent time period.