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“Sex Out of Boredom”: Key Stakeholders’ Perspectives on Teen Pregnancy Prevention in Emerging Immigrant Latino Rural Communities
IntroductionTeen pregnancy (TP) rates are 1.5 times higher among Latina youth than the United States national average and one-third times higher in...
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The Impact of State Policy on Adverse Teen Sexual Health Outcomes in the United States: A Sco** Review
IntroductionAdolescent sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and unintended birth are critical public health issues, with a need for continued...
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Implementation of Community-Wide Initiatives Designed to Reduce Teen Pregnancy: Measuring Progress in a 5-Year Project in 10 Communities
IntroductionCommunity-wide initiatives (CWI) to prevent teen pregnancy were implemented in 10 communities in the USA. The CWI supported the...
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Effects of the SPARK Teen Mentoring Program for High School Students
This study employed a randomized controlled trial with pre- and post-intervention measurement to investigate the impact of the Speaking to the...
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Teen Dating Violence Policy: An Analysis of Teen Dating Violence Prevention Policy and Programming
Teen dating violence (TDV) is a public health concern that can lead to long-term mental and physical health consequences, such as depression,...
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Missouri Sex Education Policy: Recommendations for Revision to Reduce Teen Pregnancy Rates
IntroductionComprehensive sex education has been shown to reduce teen pregnancy compared to abstinence-only education or no sex education. In 2011,...
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Understanding Teen Parents in a Modern Context: Prenatal Hopes and Postnatal Realities
The changing social context surrounding teen parenting, including its much lower incidence, has created unique challenges for teens who are...
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Maternal Communication About Sexual Content and Ease of Access to Contraceptives
Previous literature has emphasized the role of mothers in sexual health communication with their adolescents. However, the extant literature lacks...
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Externalizing Behavior Problems in Offspring of Teen Mothers: A Meta-Analysis
Young maternal age at birth has been consistently recognized as a factor contributing to externalizing behavior. However, estimates of the magnitude...
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An Ecological Approach to Understanding the Paternal Commitments of Young Fathers: From the Pregnancy Test to the Child’s First Birthday
Prior research on young adult fathers has included a limited number of ecological studies of this population. The purpose of the present study was to...
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Preventing Intimate Partner Violence Among Teen Mothers: A Pilot Study
Despite high rates of intimate partner violence (IPV) among teens who are pregnant or parenting, the field is lacking evidence-based prevention...
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Talking About Teen Talk: Young People’s Experiences in a Sexuality Education Program
In the past three decades, a number of sexuality education programs have been developed, implemented, and evaluated in communities throughout the...
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Unsettling Settler Colonialism in Research: Strategies Centering Native American Experience and Expertise in Responding to Substance Misuse and Co-occurring Sexual Risk-Taking, Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancy, and Suicide Prevention Among Young People
Native American (NA) populations in the USA (i.e., those native to the USA which include Alaska Natives, American Indians, and Native Hawaiians) have...
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Stigma and Depression in Adolescent Mothers – How Do Types of Households Influence the Mothers’ Mental Well-Being?
Adolescent mothers frequently encounter pregnancy-related stigma which increases their risk for depression and this risk is comparatively greater...
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Structural Inequity and Pregnancy Desires in Emerging Adulthood
Public health discourses often claim that delaying pregnancy is associated with social and economic benefits. Yet research suggests that, for young...
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Parents’ Perspectives on Talk with Their Adolescent and Emerging Adult Children About Sex: a Longitudinal Analysis
IntroductionFew studies longitudinally investigate parent-teen communication about sex and data are particularly sparse regarding parent–child...
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The Association Between Overcrowded Households and Adolescent Pregnancy
BackgroundLiterature suggests that socioeconomic environment influences the probility of teenage pregnancy. Specifically, this paper reports an...
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mHealth Uses and Opportunities for Teens from Communities with High Health Disparities: A Mixed-Methods Study
Despite widespread access to smartphones, teens from communities facing significant behavioral health disparities typically have low mobile health...