preventing adolescent pregnancy
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Blum, Robert W.
- Creator
- Gates, William H.
- Publish Year
- 2015
- Shelfmark
- Digitaal
- Thesaurus
- tienerzwangerschappen, gelijke behandeling, discriminatie, recht, gezondheid, huwelijken, empowerment, duurzame ontwikkeling, preventie, voorlichting, 2010-2019, 21e eeuw
- Description
- 'Child marriage is a main contributing factor to adolescent pregnancy. Nine out of ten births to girls aged 15-19 occur within marriage. Just as these girls often have no say about whether, when, and whom they will marry, they also likely have no say about whether and when to begin childbearing. .In response to this situation, UNFPA has made girls’ rights and the prevention of adolescent pregnancy a signature issue in its policy and programming efforts, so that each girl will grow up unencumbered by gender inequality and discrimination, and free to choose the path to a healthy, empowered life.'