
Annie Haakenstad
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Oct 28, 2026
Annie Haakenstad and Nyovani Madise on five exemplar countries for ending adolescent pregnancy
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Gavin CleaverHOST
So I guess then the million dollar question is, what did you find when looking at these countries?

Annie HaakenstadGUEST
One thing that really comes out in this work is in all five countries, we saw major reductions in the share of adolescents that were married.

Annie HaakenstadGUEST
And this was associated with a large decline in the adolescent pregnancy rate.

Annie HaakenstadGUEST
And we can see this really starkly that some adolescent pregnancy rate drops really substantially when you compare married adolescents to non-married adolescents.

Annie HaakenstadGUEST
And so not only does that suggest changes in marriage as a key driver, There's also, you know, our study is not causal study, but there's very good causal evidence of, you know, the role of marriage and adolescent pregnancy.
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Gavin CleaverHOST
And that also leads me really nicely on to finish you up asking you both, what's next for you in this area of research? What are the questions you're hoping to answer, I guess, over the incoming research?