Social dynamics of adolescent fertility in Sub-Saharan Africa

Adolescent fertility tends to be valued and sanctioned in the countries of sub-Saharan Africa when parents have had adequate ritual or training preparation for adulthood and the child has a recognized father. Young women and adolescents who conceive and bear children within this context are widely a...

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Corporate Author: Working Group on the Social Dynamics of Adolescent Fertility
Other Authors: Bledsoe, Caroline H. (Editor), Cohen, Barney (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. National Academy Press 1993, 1993
Series:Population Dynamics of Sub-Saharan Africa
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Collection: National Center for Biotechnology Information - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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