Teenage pregnancy prevention programs.
Teen pregnancy is a multifaceted problem closely connected to economic, education, social, cultural, and political factors. Adolescents in the United States have the highest pregnancy rates in the Western world. Teen parenthood is associated with discontinued or delayed education, reduced employment opportunities, low wages, unstable marriages, and prolonged welfare dependency. Prevention of teen pregnancy has become an important national agenda. The purpose of this paper is to provide a review of teen pregnancy prevention programs and strategies and to highlight some of the most promising interventions.
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Division of Adolescent/Young Adult Medicine, Children's Hospital, Boston, MA 02115, USA.
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D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012572:School Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States