Stud Fam Plann 2022 Jun 29. Epub 2022 Jun 29.
Centre for Distributive, Labor, and Social Studies (CEDLAS-UNLP, Argentina), National Council of Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET, Argentina), CP(1900) La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina and Centre for Economic Research (CINVE, Uruguay), Montevideo, 11200, Uruguay.
The Latin American and Caribbean adolescent fertility rates are among the highest in the world: about 1.7 million children are born to teen mothers every year, and most of them are declared unintended pregnancies. The region also has the highest rate of unintended pregnancy of any world region, and nearly half of such pregnancies end in abortion. Read More