Pregnant adolescents' health-information needs. Implications for health education and health seeking.
The prenatal health information needs of 142 predominantly black, urban, and low-income adolescents (mean age = 16.9 years) were assessed by questionnaire early in the third trimester of pregnancy. Factor analysis identified three clusters of health topics labeled new morbidity, depressed somatization, and pregnancy. Relationships of these factors to self-esteem and health seeking were assessed in a subset (n = 57). A high score on depressed somatization was associated with low self-esteem and missed postpartum visits. Implications for planning prenatal education and effecting appropriate health-seeking behaviors are discussed.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003863:Depression / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000523:psychology; D012649:Self Concept