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Poverty March 11, 2015 | 8:00 am

Dominican teens rank 3rd in pregnancy in region

Santo Domingo.- Teen fertility rates in Latin America and the Caribbean haven’t declined at the same rate globally, and its increase is projected to continue.

Of the region’s six countries studied, Dominican Republic ranked third with higher incidence of teen pregnancy of 25 percent, compared with Nicaragua’s 28, and Honduras 26 percent.

The study in Brazil, Colombia, Guatemal... Read more

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