title: Abuse of adolescents: what can we learn from pregnant teen-agers?
abstract: One of the most perplexing issues for nurses working with abused women is the extent of violence experienced by teen-agers. This article presents research findings from a study of pregnant women and teen-agers in Baltimore and Houston that found 32% of pregnant teen-agers reported having been physically or sexually abused in the prior year. The rate of abuse during pregnancy was 22% for teen-agers. Teen-age violence is discussed in terms of possible reasons for teen-agers to be reluctant to report abuse and nursing considerations in the assessment and intervention of adolescents experiencing abuse.
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authors.lastname: Parker
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D000328:Adult; D015142:Baltimore / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008571:Men / Q000523:psychology; D009042:Motivation; D009730:Nursing Assessment; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence / Q000523:psychology*; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000451:nursing