Global ETD Search
Search theses and dissertations gathered from participating repositories worldwide. Every result links back to the library that holds it. No account is needed.
Results
Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Teenage childbearing"”.
-
Determinants of Teenage Childbearing in the United States
… empirical studies on the determinants of teenage childbearing in the United States. The first study examines the impact of educational attainment on teenage childbearing, using school entry laws as an instrument for education and a highly detailed North Carolina administrative dataset that …
-
Neighborhood risk and protective factors for teenage childbearing and fathering
… the neighborhood contexts associated with teenage childbearing and fathering for Latino and Black adolescents who resided in Denver public housing for a substantial period of time during their childhood. Specifically, I examine the extent to which teenage childbearing/fathering (between the …
-
The aftermath of teenage childbearing : the characteristics of successful adjustment
1 PDF file (ix, 139 leaves ; 28 cm)
-
Deconstructing the Teenage Pregnancy "Epidemic:" An Informed Approach to Caring for Marginalized Adolescents While Respecting Reproductive Autonomy
Teenage childbearing is considered a societal ill, despite the evidence failing to demonstrate a causative link between teenage childbearing and negative consequences for teens or their children. This thesis argues that the strongly held assertion that teenage childbearing is detrimental to teens …
-
Exploring Culture of Poverty and Life Options Perspectives: The Relationship of Neighborhood, Family, and Individual Socioeconomic Factors to Teen Childbearing
… work, assets and educational characteristics) to teenage childbearing. Using data from Wilson's (1987) Urban Poverty and Family Life Study, the dissertation explores two theoretical orientations (culture of poverty and life options) which seek to explain the prevalence of teen childbearing among …
-
Self-Efficacy of School Nurses in Providing Support for Pregnant and Parenting Teenagers
<p>Although teenage pregnancy and birth rates have decreased during the last two decades, there are over 330,000 children born to teenage mothers every year in the United States. This is a significant public health problem, as teenage childbearing is associated with increased risk of dropping out …
-
Infant mortality and childhood nutrition in Ondo State, Nigeria : their correlates and socio-cultural explanations
… demographic effects, especially in relation to teenage childbearing. The economic disadvantage that resulted in high infant mortality among the children of mothers with secondary education also tended to result in stunting of their children. The findings on childhood nutrition showed about …
-
Infant mortality and childhood nutrition in Ondo State, Nigeria : their correlates and socio-cultural explanations
… demographic effects, especially in relation to teenage childbearing. The economic disadvantage that resulted in high infant mortality among the children of mothers with secondary education also tended to result in stunting of their children. The findings on childhood nutrition showed about …