Abstract
Adolescence is a transitional period from childhood to adulthood, refers to age 15-19
years. Adolescent female marriage and childbearing is common in Pakistan particularly
in rural areas, so it needs to know the determinants of adolescent fertility to control high
population growth rate. This article examines some of the determinants of adolescent
fertility in Pakistan using secondary data from PDHS (2012-13). Bivariate and
multivariate analysis along with Poisson regression is used to seek determinants of
adolescent fertility. It is obvious that female adolescent’s work status, female adolescent
exposure to mass media, age at marriage, education and infant/child mortality are the
significant determinants of adolescent fertility. Therefore, these determinants should be
targeted by the government to control adolescent birthrates.
Sanam Wagma Khattak. (2017) Determinants of Adolescent Fertility in Pakistan: Evidence from PDHS 2012-13, The Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences, Volume-25, Issue-2.
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