Early school failure predicts teenage pregnancy and marriage: A large population-based cohort study in northern Malawi.

School dropout has been linked to early pregnancy and marriage but less is known about the effect of school performance. We aimed to assess whether school performance influenced age at sexual debut, pregnancy and marriage, and from what age school drop-out and performance were associated with these...

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Main Authors: Judith R Glynn, Bindu S Sunny, Bianca DeStavola, Albert Dube, Menard Chihana, Alison J Price, Amelia C Crampin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5951561?pdf=render