This article examines intersections between schooling, child marriage, and adolescent pregnancy in a longitudinal, mixed-methods study of Honduran girls. It explores (a) girls’ enrollment and dropout of school patterns and how these relate to timing of marriage and/or childbirth, (b) the factors associated with dropout, early marriage, and/or early childbearing, and (c) reenrollment patterns after marriage/childbirth. We find that household income in early adolescence predicts school dropout, early union, and early childbearing. Most girls discontinued their studies due to lack of financial resources or no longer wanting to be a student rather than due to marriage or motherhood. Only a small percentage return to school. This study can inform the timing and nature of efforts to protect girls and increase their chances of successfully completing secondary school, delaying marriage, and preventing early pregnancy.

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洪都拉斯农村少女辍学、童婚和早孕

本文通过一项针对洪都拉斯女孩的纵向混合方法研究，探讨了学校教育、童婚和少女怀孕之间的交叉点。它探讨了 (a) 女孩的入学和辍学模式以及这些与结婚和/或分娩时间的关系，(b) 与辍学、早婚和/或早育相关的因素，以及 (c) 再入学模式结婚/分娩后。我们发现青春期早期的家庭收入预示着辍学、早婚和早育。大多数女孩由于缺乏经济资源或不再想成为学生而不是因为结婚或生育而停止学业。只有一小部分人返回学校。