Over the past several decades, robust economic growth and sustained poverty reduction have made the Dominican Republic (DR) a regional success story, yet the country’s adolescent pregnancy rate remains far above the average for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and is closer to the levels observed in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Adolescent pregnancy poses severe risks to girls and young women, including elevated rates of maternal1 and child mortality...
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2020/09/01
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Adolescent Pregnancy in the Dominican Republic