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International Journal of Epidemiology 2002;31:557-558
© International Epidemiological Association 2002

Point-Counterpoint

Too much too young? In Nepal more a case of too little, too young

Sally Smith

Director Saknya HIV/AIDS Prevention Education Unit, United Missions to Nepal (until 1999).

It is critical that as public health specialists we identify carefully and more exactly where the problem lies with teenage pregnancy. Is the age of the mother the critical factor determining the subsequent health of mother and baby? Or are the ‘other confounding factors’ referred to in some of the research studies in fact the real problems?

Lawlor and Shaw refer to studies that make more serious efforts to control for these confounding factors, concluding that increased risks are predominantly caused by ‘social, economic and behavioural factors that predispose some young women to pregnancy’. They indicate that cultural factors may also play a part. To what extent do the poor outcomes of teenage pregnancy reflect the attitude of a society towards . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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