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Child Marriage and Early Child-bearing in India: Risk Factors and Policy Implications

Prevalence rates of child marriage and early child-bearing have been declining across India over the past two decades, but absolute numbers remain high. The paper uses data collected from 3,000 children over 15 years in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, to provide an evidence base from which to strengthen policy and programming in this area.

An ecological life-course framework is used to explore the causes of child marriage and early child-bearing and the factors which help to prevent them. Young Lives findings show that

Child Marriage and Early Child-bearing in India: Risk Factors and Policy Implications

Prevalence rates of child marriage and early child-bearing have been declining across India over the past two decades, but absolute numbers remain high. The paper uses data collected from 3,000 children over 15 years in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, to provide an evidence base from which to strengthen policy and programming in this area.

An ecological life-course framework is used to explore the causes of child marriage and early child-bearing and the factors which help to prevent them. Young Lives findings show that

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Keeping doors open through investments in adolescent schooling & nutrition: Lessons from IFPRI
Keeping doors open through investments in adolescent schooling & nutrition: Lessons from IFPRI

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Can Sport Really Help to Meet the Millennium Development Goals? Evidence From Children in Peru

In contrast to the popular policy claim that sport might serve as vehicle to meet the Millennium Development Goals, empirical evidence based on large-scale survey data is largely missing.

Can Sport Really Help to Meet the Millennium Development Goals? Evidence From Children in Peru

In contrast to the popular policy claim that sport might serve as vehicle to meet the Millennium Development Goals, empirical evidence based on large-scale survey data is largely missing.

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Understanding teenage fertility, cohabitation, and marriage: the case of Peru

This paper intends to contribute to the economic literature that investigates the origins of teenage pregnancy and early marriage/co habitation in Peru and to improve understanding of the risk factors of one important gender-related issue that has historically provoked  asymmetric costs for boys and girls.

Understanding teenage fertility, cohabitation, and marriage: the case of Peru

This paper intends to contribute to the economic literature that investigates the origins of teenage pregnancy and early marriage/co habitation in Peru and to improve understanding of the risk factors of one important gender-related issue that has historically provoked  asymmetric costs for boys and girls.

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Stunting in Infancy Is Associated with Decreased Risk of High Body Mass Index for Age at 8 and 12 Years of Age

Background: Effects of early-life stunting on adiposity development later in childhood are not well understood, specifically with respect to age in the onset of overweight and obesity.

Objectives: We analyzed associations of infant stunting with prevalence of, incidence of, and reversion from high body mass index–for-age z score (BMIZ) later in life. We then estimated whether associations of infant stunting with BMIZ varied by sex, indigenous status, and rural or urban residence.

Stunting in Infancy Is Associated with Decreased Risk of High Body Mass Index for Age at 8 and 12 Years of Age

Background: Effects of early-life stunting on adiposity development later in childhood are not well understood, specifically with respect to age in the onset of overweight and obesity.

Objectives: We analyzed associations of infant stunting with prevalence of, incidence of, and reversion from high body mass index–for-age z score (BMIZ) later in life. We then estimated whether associations of infant stunting with BMIZ varied by sex, indigenous status, and rural or urban residence.

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Balancing School and Work with New Opportunities: Changes in Children’s Gendered Time Use in Ethiopia (2006-2013)

This paper explores changes in how boys and girls in Ethiopia spend their time, with a particular focus on work and schooling. We compare boys and girls aged 12 in 2006 with another group of the same age, surveyed seven years later, in 2013. Ethiopia is the poorest country in the Young Lives study and its mainly rural population has long depended on children’s work to overcome difficult economic conditions. We speak to two policy concerns, first that there is a gender bias in how children spend their time, and second, that work by children undermines their education.

Balancing School and Work with New Opportunities: Changes in Children’s Gendered Time Use in Ethiopia (2006-2013)

This paper explores changes in how boys and girls in Ethiopia spend their time, with a particular focus on work and schooling. We compare boys and girls aged 12 in 2006 with another group of the same age, surveyed seven years later, in 2013. Ethiopia is the poorest country in the Young Lives study and its mainly rural population has long depended on children’s work to overcome difficult economic conditions. We speak to two policy concerns, first that there is a gender bias in how children spend their time, and second, that work by children undermines their education.

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How Do the Effects of Private Schooling Evolve in the Long Run? How Have the Learning and Employment Outcomes of Children in the Latest Round of the Young Lives Study Changed?

In this study the authors seeks to identify the presence and extent of a private school premium on the cognitive skills, higher studies outcomes and psychosocial skills of children.

How Do the Effects of Private Schooling Evolve in the Long Run? How Have the Learning and Employment Outcomes of Children in the Latest Round of the Young Lives Study Changed?

In this study the authors seeks to identify the presence and extent of a private school premium on the cognitive skills, higher studies outcomes and psychosocial skills of children.

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Perspectives on children’s work and schooling: Evidence from a longitudinal study in Andhra Pradesh & Telangana, India

Consistent with the ILO’s 2015 World Report on Child Labour, which concludes that child labour leads to lower educational attainment and jobs that are not decent, the data from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana presented in this paper shows that of the  large number of children who are balancing work and  education,  within  and  outside  their  homes,  61  per  cent  are  less  likely  to  complete  secondary education as  against those who are in full time education.

Perspectives on children’s work and schooling: Evidence from a longitudinal study in Andhra Pradesh & Telangana, India

Consistent with the ILO’s 2015 World Report on Child Labour, which concludes that child labour leads to lower educational attainment and jobs that are not decent, the data from Andhra Pradesh and Telangana presented in this paper shows that of the  large number of children who are balancing work and  education,  within  and  outside  their  homes,  61  per  cent  are  less  likely  to  complete  secondary education as  against those who are in full time education.

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Early sexual initiation among adolescents: A longitudinal analysis for 15-year-olds in Peru

The percentage of Latin American teenage women, including Peruvian, reporting having had sex is increasing. There are few studies in Latin America aimed at identifying the predictors of this behavior. This study uses a unique longitudinal dataset from Peru to explore which individual, family and community variables, and changes of these over time, predict sexual behavior by age 15.

Early sexual initiation among adolescents: A longitudinal analysis for 15-year-olds in Peru

The percentage of Latin American teenage women, including Peruvian, reporting having had sex is increasing. There are few studies in Latin America aimed at identifying the predictors of this behavior. This study uses a unique longitudinal dataset from Peru to explore which individual, family and community variables, and changes of these over time, predict sexual behavior by age 15.

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Building strong foundations for later livelihoods by addressing child poverty: evidence from Young Lives

Children are the most vulnerable people in the world – but rarely has the impact of poverty on children been addressed as an urgent issue in its own right. The harm that deprivation does to girls and boys as individuals, and the lasting cost of poverty, have received too limited attention. Policies and programmes have not made best use of the growing evidence of ‘what works’ for the poorest children to support the efforts of families and children themselves to forge more prosperous futures.

Building strong foundations for later livelihoods by addressing child poverty: evidence from Young Lives

Children are the most vulnerable people in the world – but rarely has the impact of poverty on children been addressed as an urgent issue in its own right. The harm that deprivation does to girls and boys as individuals, and the lasting cost of poverty, have received too limited attention. Policies and programmes have not made best use of the growing evidence of ‘what works’ for the poorest children to support the efforts of families and children themselves to forge more prosperous futures.

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