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Facing the Challenge of Adolescent Pregnancy in Zimbabwe

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This Booklet, based on the findings of the National Teenage Fertility Study:

• Presents the current status of adolescent pregnancy in Zimbabwe

• Explains the drivers and psycho-social, economic, development and health costs of adolescent pregnancy

• Offers recommendations for addressing adolescent pregnancy and leveraging demographic dividend in promoting socio-economic growth

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National Adolescent Fertility Study

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The National Study on Adolescent Fertility was conducted to have a better understanding of adolescent

pregnancy, which is on the increase. The objectives of the study were to: (i) assess the level of adolescent

pregnancies in Zimbabwe; (ii) assess the factors significantly contributing towards adolescent pregnancy in

Zimbabwe; (iii) establish the consequences of adolescent pregnancy; and (iv) to provide recommendations for

future programming on reducing adolescent fertility in Zimbabwe.

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State of World Population Report 2016

State of World Population Report

When a girl reaches age 10, her world changes.

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Investing in Teenage Girls: Stories of Girls Overcoming Challenges in Zimbabwe

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This booklet contains real stories of change from teeange girls in Zimbabwe who have been assisted in various ways through UNFPA's Sista2Sista Clubs, a unique girl's empowerment programme launched in September 2013, designed to create safe spaces for mentoring vulnerable adolescent girls, a space where they can speak with mentors and each other about their problems and receive information, counselling and support.

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ZDHS 2015 Key Findings Family Planning

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Fact sheet on Family Planning from the Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey 2015 preliminary findings report

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ZDHS 2015 Preliminary Report

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The 2015 Zimbabwe Demographic and Health Survey (ZDHS) was implemented by the Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency (ZIMSTAT) from July through December 2015, with a nationally representative sample of over 11,000 households. All women age 15-49 and all men age 15-54 in these households were eligible for individual interviews. The 2015 ZDHS is a follow-up survey to the 1988, 1994, 1999, 2005-06, and 2010-11 ZDHS surveys and provides updated estimates of basic demographic and health indicators. This Key Indicators report presents a first look at selected findings of the 2015 ZDHS. A comprehensive analysis of the data will be presented in a Final Report to be published later in 2016.

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