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Contraception and Adolescent Pregnancy
JOGN Nursing, 1980To identify reasons for increasing numbers of pregnant adolescents, questionnaires were distributed to teenagers with unplanned pregnancies to determine the level of their knowledge of contraception. Findings revealed that 94% of the subjects had an adequate knowledge of availability, while only 43% had an adequate overall knowledge of contraception ...
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MCN, The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing, 2000
To elicit the views of teens concerning effective strategies to prevent pregnancy.Qualitative methods and a focus group approach were used.The sample consisted of male and female adolescents, 14 to 19 years of age, in grades 9 to 12, who volunteered to participate in the study.
M L, Aquilino, H, Bragadottir
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To elicit the views of teens concerning effective strategies to prevent pregnancy.Qualitative methods and a focus group approach were used.The sample consisted of male and female adolescents, 14 to 19 years of age, in grades 9 to 12, who volunteered to participate in the study.
M L, Aquilino, H, Bragadottir
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Illegitimate Pregnancy in the Adolescent
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, 1966Summary: A retrospective review of illegitimate pregnancy in 414 Australian teenagers during a two‐year period is presented. The special problems in pregnancy were pre‐eclamptic toxaemia and eclampsia, anaemia, venereal disease and urinary tract infection.
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Journal of School Health, 1992
ABSTRACT: The range of pregnancy options available to adolescents each have significant ramifications for future educational and economic achievement. The changing societal context of adolescent pregnancy decision‐making are described, and the characteristics of adolescents who choose to terminate their pregnancy, parent their child, or place for ...
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ABSTRACT: The range of pregnancy options available to adolescents each have significant ramifications for future educational and economic achievement. The changing societal context of adolescent pregnancy decision‐making are described, and the characteristics of adolescents who choose to terminate their pregnancy, parent their child, or place for ...
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Adolescent sexuality and pregnancy
Current Opinion in Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2000The adolescent pregnancy rate has decreased throughout the USA. However, compared with other industrialized countries, US rates remain high. Efforts to decrease the number of teenage pregnancies are centered on sex education, postponing sexual activity, and safe sex practices.
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Adolescent Pregnancy Revisited
New England Journal of Medicine, 1978Trends in Births to Adolescents Falling birthrates in the United States bring joy to the Malthusians and supporters of zero population growth, and fear to the administrators of the Social Security Trust Fund, to hospitals with underpopulated maternity wards and to schools and colleges facing certain reduced enrollment.
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Depression and Adolescent Pregnancy
Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology, 2005Susan is a 15-year-old primigravida. She reports a 2year history of multiple substance abuse: cold medicine, alcohol, ecstasy, cocaine and marijuana. She has been hospitalized three times for suicidal ideation by cutting and substance overdose, one at age 13 and more recently, four months ago.
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Pediatrics, 2005
This Clinical Report was retired June 2025. The prevention of unintended adolescent pregnancy is an important goal of the American Academy of Pediatrics and our society. Although adolescent pregnancy and birth rates have been steadily decreasing, many adolescents still become pregnant. Since the last statement on adolescent pregnancy was
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This Clinical Report was retired June 2025. The prevention of unintended adolescent pregnancy is an important goal of the American Academy of Pediatrics and our society. Although adolescent pregnancy and birth rates have been steadily decreasing, many adolescents still become pregnant. Since the last statement on adolescent pregnancy was
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