Демографска, социална и социално-икономическа характеристика на най-младите майки
The youngest mothers in Bulgaria: demographic and social-economic characteristics

Summary/Abstract: For several decades, the high level of early fertility has been a severe demographic, socio-cultural, health and financial problem in Bulgaria. Nine hundred eighty four mothers aged below 19 years were interviewed in 1993 and 1999, using a standard technique. All mothers had given birth in university obstetric wards as well as regional obstetric-gynecological complexes. The basic demographic and social-economic characteristics of very young mothers are as follows: Ø The majority live in small towns or villages; Ø They are preferably of gypsy origin; Ø Their education grade is low; Ø They do not have any profession; Ø As a rule, their income is very low; so they belong to the most impoverished subpopulations of the country. Finally, the majority of those mothers are not able to create adequate conditions for building up generation of good quality.

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