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Vol. 10 No. 2 (2021): Special Issue on Gender I

Trends and Causes of Socio-economic Inequality In Teenage Pregnancy and Childbearing in Tanzania

https://doi.org/10.56279/jhss.v10i2.79
Magashi Joseph
Dar es Salaam University College of Education University of Dar es Salaam
Asela Miho

Corresponding Author(s) : Magashi Joseph

jmagashi@gmail.com

Journal of Humanities & Social Science (JHSS), Vol. 10 No. 2 (2021): Special Issue on Gender I

Abstract

The paper analyses the trends and causes of socioeconomic inequalities in teenage
pregnancy and childbearing in Tanzania using the 2004/05, 2009/10 and 2015/16
Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey (TDHS) data. The analysis of trends and
causes of socioeconomic-inequality uses a representative sample of 7,450 teenagers
who were pregnant or had a child during the survey. Teenagers were obtained from a
multi-stage sampling technique. Erreygers Index (EI) and its decomposition are used in
the analyses. The EI indicates a significant increase in the magnitude of inequalities in
teenage pregnancy and childbearing over time. Further, there exists a pro-poor
inequality in teenage pregnancy and childbearing. A decomposition analysis revealed
that the major contributors to teenage pregnancy and childbearing includes early
marriage, early sexual debut, and teen education. The lack of social and economic
capital provides a possible explanation for the observed results. We thus argue for
compulsory secondary education and reproductive health education, as well as
addressing wealth inequalities, to redress the situation in Tanzania.

Keywords

teenage pregnancy, childbearing Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey, decomposition analysis, Tanzania
Trends and Causes of Socio-economic Inequality In Teenage Pregnancy and Childbearing in Tanzania. (2021). Journal of Humanities & Social Science (JHSS), 10(2). https://doi.org/10.56279/jhss.v10i2.79
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