Race-specific patterns of abortion use by American teenagers.

Abstract

Between 1972 and 1978, as legal abortion became more widely available nationally, abortion rates (abortions per 1,000 women) and ratios (abortions per 1,000 live births) increased for all American teenagers; from 1972 to 1975, the rates and ratios for teenagers of Black and other races increased faster than those for White teenagers. For all seven years, abortion rates were higher for teenagers of Black and other races than for White teenagers. This reflected

Risk of pregnancy among adolescent schoolgirls participating in a measles mass immunization program.

“…A nancies per 1,000 vaccinees) and an additional four girls became pregnant in the three months after vaccination (2.1 pregnancies per 1,000 vaccinees). Data supporting low or absent fetal risks from measles and rubella vaccine, combined with the low pregnancy rate among vaccinees documented in this study, support the reasonableness of the recommended strategy for measles and Accompanied by local radio, newspaper, and television publicity, measles vaccination clinics were held on December 7-8 and 10-11 in the 10 high schools (grades [9][10][11][12] were encouraged to use their judgment and explore pregnancy and birth control issues freely with appropriate students. Girls indicating possible pregnancy were not vaccinated and were administratively handled in a manner designed to avoid stigmatization or loss of privacy.…”

Συγκριτική Μελέτη Της Υγείας Και Της Ανάπτυξης Παιδιών Εφήβων Μητέρων

“…21 • 39 > 67 > 68 Εκτιμάται ακόμη ότι το 36% των εφήβων έμειναν έγκυες σε διάστημα 2 ετών από την πρώτη τους σεξουαλική εμπειρία, ενώ οι μισές έφηβες είναι ανύπαντρες κατά την γέννηση του παιδιού τους. 3 ' 44, 69 Το ποσοστό της εφηβικής εγκυμοσύνης είναι μεγαλύτερο στις έγχρωμες έφηβες και ιδίως στις νέγρες, 3 ' 70 γεγονός που πιθανά αντανακλά διαφορές στην κοινωνικοοικονομική κατάσταση, στην πρόσβαση σε υπηρεσίες οικογενειακού προγραμματισμού, και στην χρήση αντισυλληπτικών. 62 Όλα αυτά εξελίσσονται σ' ένα κοινωνικό πλαίσιο που έχει υποστεί σοβαρές μεταβολές.…”