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1. Poverty cited as main reason for early marriages and pregnancies

Subjects
Poverty -- Economic aspects, Marriage -- Economic aspects, Teenage pregnancy -- Economic aspects, Pregnant women -- Economic aspects, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Arusha, July 13 -- Poverty is largely behind early marriages and pregnancies among girls within the East African region. This is because many of the victims, including school girls, are [...]

Published
2021

3. Sierra Leone: Teenage Pregnancy Affecting Health, Social, Economic, Political and Progress

Subjects
Teenage girls -- Sexual behavior -- Economic aspects, Teenage pregnancy -- Economic aspects, Cabinet officials -- Sexual behavior -- Economic aspects, Pregnant women -- Economic aspects, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Sierra Leone's 2014 and 2015 status of youth report has revealed that teenage pregnancy is one of the most pervasive problems affecting the health, social, economic, political progress and empowerment [...]

Published
2018

4. Youth In Poverty Six Times More Likely To Experience Detrimental Levels Of Adversity Than Higher-Income Peers

Subjects
Teenage pregnancy -- Economic aspects, Youth -- Economic aspects, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Center for Promise researchers at Boston University examine adversity's effects on adolescents to support development of interventions leading to positive developmental outcomes WASHINGTON and BOSTON, March 30, 2017 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR [...]

Published
2017

5. Youth In Poverty Six Times More Likely To Experience Detrimental Levels Of Adversity Than Higher-Income Peers

Subjects
Teenage pregnancy -- Economic aspects, Youth -- Economic aspects, Business, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Center for Promise researchers at Boston University examine adversity's effects on adolescents to support development of interventions leading to positive developmental outcomes WASHINGTON and BOSTON, March 30, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- [...]

Published
2017

6. Exclusive: PCTs block LARCs in bid to cut costs

Subjects
Medicine -- Practice, Teenage pregnancy -- Economic aspects, Contraceptives -- Economic aspects, Contraceptives industry -- Economic aspects, Physicians (General practice) -- Economic aspects, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Only 42% of practices offer full range of contraceptives as PCTs squeeze costs. Less than half of practices in England are offering patients a full range of contraceptives, as PCTs [...]

Published
2009

7. LIBERAL PUNDIT CLAIMS 'TEENAGE BIRTHS COST TEXAS TAXPAYERS $1.1 BILLION'

Author

Tsang, Derek

Subjects
MSNBC Cable Network -- Taxation, Cable television broadcasting industry -- Economic aspects -- Taxation, Social service -- Economic aspects -- Taxation, Teenage pregnancy -- Economic aspects, Contraceptives -- Economic aspects -- Taxation, Contraceptives industry -- Economic aspects -- Taxation, Teenagers -- Economic aspects -- Taxation, Youth -- Economic aspects -- Taxation, General interest, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

Byline: DEREK TSANG 'Teenage births cost Texas taxpayers $1.1 billion in health care, foster care and lost tax revenue in 2010 alone.' Michael Eric Dyson on Wednesday, July 9th, 2014 [...]

Published
2014

8. Outlook

Subjects
Teenage pregnancy -- Economic aspects, Teenage pregnancy -- Social aspects, Teenage pregnancy -- Prevention, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

The future of the problem of teen pregnancy in the United States is seen to depend on how the economy fares. But setting strong social norms is seen to ultimately solve the problem. Public health initiatives are seen to promote such social norms.

Published
2010

10. Teen Childbearing Cost Taxpayers $10.9 Billion in 2008

Subjects
Teenage pregnancy -- Economic aspects, Teenagers -- Economic aspects, Youth -- Economic aspects, Business, News, opinion and commentary
Abstract

New National and State-by-State Data Released WASHINGTON, June 9, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Teen childbearing in the United States cost taxpayers (federal, state, and local) at least $10.9 billion in 2008, [...]

Published
2011

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