The impact of teenage pregnancy on school dropout in Brazil: a Bayesian network approach.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As reported by the World Health Organization, adolescent pregnancy is a major public health concern given its impact on the life of mothers and their family members. In this study we investigated possible cause-effect relations between teenage pregnancy and school dropout, and other attributes that gravitate around them, using the Bayesian network approach.

Methods

We used a database prepared by the Adolescent House Project and invited experts in the areas of Health, Education and Social Assistance to answer a survey containing questions aimed at detecting possible causal relationships. To perform the statistical analysis and the numerical simulations we employed the language and formalism of Bayesian networks.

Results

The analysis indicated a strong cause-

SUBMITTER: Cruz E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8515724 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature