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The experience of adolescence in rural Amhara Region, Ethiopia

Year: 2004

Type: report

Abstract: This study aims to broaden the understanding of young lives in rural Ethiopia, specifically, Amhara Region. It finds that over half of the adolescents in the sample had never been to school. The most common reason for boys and girls not attending school was poverty, followed by early marriage for girls, and too many work responsibilities for boys. It finds that over half of the adolescents interviewed were illiterate. The study offers suggestions to address the programmatic needs of rural youth as well as neglected subgroups of adolescents.

DOI: 10.31899/pgy1.1002

Authors: Annabel Erulkar, Tekle-Ab Mekbib, Negussie Simie, Tsehai Gulema

Institutions: Population Council, Population Council

Language: English

Topic: Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare

Subfield: Development

Field: Social Sciences

Domain: Social Sciences

SDGs: Reduced inequalities, No poverty, Quality education

Open Access status: gold

Funders: UNICEF, Turner Foundation

OpenAlex ID: W2616711083

Cites: 11

Cited by: 46

Related to: 10