Adolescent parenthood associated with adverse socio-economic outcomes at age 30 years in women and men of the Pelotas, Brazil: 1982 Birth Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the potential long-term effects of adolescent parenthood on completed education and income.

Design

Population-based birth cohort study.

Setting

All live births in 1982, whose mothers lived in the urban area of Pelotas, southern Brazil.

Sample

A total of 3701 participants: 1914 women and 1787 men at age 30 years.

Methods

Questionnaires were completed by the mothers in the early phases of this study, and by the cohort members in adolescence and adulthood. Linear regression models and G-computation were used in the analyses.

Main outcome measures

Educational attainment and income at age 30 years.

Results

In women, adolescent parenthood was associated with lower attained education compared with women without adolescent

SUBMITTER: Gigante DP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6774777 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature