title: Hispanic adolescent fertility.
abstract: Knowledge regarding the fertility of Hispanic adolescents in the US is quite limited.  This paper discusses the fertility of these adolescents and summarizes what is known about sexuality, contraception, pregnancy, and childbearing among male and female Hispanics of various countries of origin.  As a group, Hispanic adolescents have birth rates that fall between those of non-Hispanic whites and blacks, but there is considerable within-group variation in Hispanic fertility.  More research is needed concerning the correlates of these rates with factors such as age, marital status, socioeconomic level, or generational status in the US.
authors.forename: K F
authors.initials: KF
authors.lastname: Darabi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dryfoos
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schwartz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000569:Americas; D001519:Behavior; D001741:Black or African American; D003268:Contraception Behavior; D003469:Culture; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D005006:Ethnicity; D005298:Fertility; D006630:Hispanic or Latino; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D014481:United States; D044465:White People; D006801:Humans
keywords: Adolescents; Age Factors; Americas; Behavior; Blacks; Contraceptive Usage; Cultural Background; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Ethnic Groups; Fertility; Hispanics; North America; Northern America; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Reproductive Behavior; Sex Behavior; United States; Whites; Youth