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Adolescence is a transitional period from childhood to adulthood, refers to age 15-19 years. Adolescent female marriage and childbearing is common in Pakistan particularly in rural areas, so it needs to know the determinants of adolescent fertility to control high population growth rate. This article examines some of the determinants of adolescent fertility in Pakistan using secondary data from PDHS (2012-13). Bivariate and multivariate analysis along with Poisson regression is used to seek determinants of adolescent fertility. It is obvious that female adolescent’s work status, female adolescent exposure to mass media, age at marriage, education and infant/child mortality are the significant determinants of adolescent fertility. Therefore, these determinants should be targeted by the government to control adolescent birthrates.

Sanam Wagma Khattak. (2017) Determinants of Adolescent Fertility in Pakistan: Evidence from PDHS 2012-13, The Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences, Volume-25, Issue-2.
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