How Frequently Are Home Pregnancy Tests Used? Results from the 1988 National Maternal and Infant Health Survey

Jeng, Lana L.; Moore, Roscoe M.; Kaczmarek, Ronald C.; Placek, Paul J.; Bright, Roselie A.

doi:10.1111/j.1523-536x.1991.tb00046.x

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“…These findings are consistent with those of 3 older studies, 4,5,7 which reported home pregnancy test use rates of 17.2% among college health care clinic patients and 15% to 31% among pregnant adolescents. The prevalence of home pregnancy test use may have been underestimated in the current study because the data were from clinic-based samples.…”

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Prevalence of home pregnancy testing among adolescents

2000

Am J Public Health

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OBJECTIVES: This study estimated the prevalence of home pregnancy testing among adolescents. METHODS: A survey was administered in 11 urban clinics to 600 females aged 13 to 19 years. RESULTS: The prevalence of home pregnancy test use was 34% among 474 sexually experienced youths; 77% of the users had received at least 1 negative pregnancy test result, and 48% took no further action for confirmation. Compared with those who had never used such tests, users were older, younger at sexual debut, less likely to consistently use effective birth control, and more likely to have ever been pregnant. CONCLUSIONS: Health care clinics are important sources for pregnancy prevention, but clinics may have limited opportunity to intervene with some youths who use home pregnancy tests.

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“…Home pregnancy test use has been examined for college students and pregnant adolescents and women, 4,5 but use of the tests in the general adolescent population is unknown. The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of home pregnancy testing among adolescents in clinic populations.…”

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Prevalence of home pregnancy testing among adolescents

2000

Am J Public Health

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“…Preliminary analyses using NMIHS pretest or provisional data have been conducted in the following areas: information from unmarried mothers (7); diagnostic imaging and fetal monitoring (12); medical devices used during pregnancy, delivery, and infant care (13); weight gain during pregnancy (14); infant feeding (15); WIC participation (16); insurance coverage (17); depression and birth outcome (18); home pregnancy testing (19); and birth outcomes of African-American women (20). These and other reports will be completed using the full data sets.…”

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The 1988 National Maternal and Infant Health Survey: Design, Content, and Data Availability

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Keppel

1991

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The 1988 National Maternal and Infant Health Survey was conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics to study factors related to poor pregnancy outcome, such as adequacy of prenatal care; inadequate and excessive weight gain during pregnancy; maternal smoking, drinking, and drug use; and pregnancy and delivery complications. The survey is a nationally representative sample of 11,000 women who had live births, 4000 who had late fetal deaths, and 6000 who had infant deaths in 1988. Mothers were mailed questionnaires based on information from certificates of live birth, reports of fetal death, and certificates of infant death. Information supplied by the mother, prenatal care providers, and hospitals of delivery was linked with the vital records to expand knowledge of maternal and infant health in the United States. Data collection from the Longitudinal Followup of mothers in the survey began in January 1991. It provides information on health and development of low- and very low-birthweight babies, child care and safety, maternal health, maternal depression, and plans for adoption and foster care. Both surveys will provide useful data for clinicians in maternal and child health.

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“…2 Data from several studies in the United States show that more than one third of women have used an HPT. [3][4][5][6] Convenience, privacy, speed of obtaining results, and ability to determine pregnancy status prior to visting a health professional are some of the underlying factors attributed to the popularity of HPTs.…”

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