TY - RPRT AU - Mahy, Mary AU - Gupta, Neeru CY - Calverton, Maryland, USA TI - Trends and differentials in adolescent reproductive behavior in sub-Saharan Africa. T2 - DHS Analytical Studies No. 3 PB - ORC Macro PY - 2002 UR - http://dhsprogram.com/pubs/pdf/AS3/AS3.pdf AB - Fertility levels in sub-Saharan Africa are among the highest in the world. Much of the high fertility can be attributed to young age at first sex, young age at first union, and young age at first birth. At the same time, there is wide variation in early initiation of reproductive behavior across countries and between subgroups in the same country. This paper examines the trends and differentials in age at first sex, age at first union, and age at first birth in the adolescent populations in selected sub-Saharan countries. N1 - For assistance using downloaded citations from The DHS Program, please visit http://dhsprogram.com/publications/Citing-DHS-Publications.cfm. MEASURE DHS assists countries worldwide in the collect ion and use of data to monitor and evaluate population, health, and nutrition programs. Funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), MEASURE DHS is implemented by ORC Macro in Calverton, Maryland, USA. ER -