title: Negative pregnancy tests in urban adolescents: an important and often missed opportunity for clinicians.
abstract: This study describes a project to determine the incidence of negative pregnancy tests performed in an urban community for teens 18-years old and younger. Pregnancy test logs were kept at a variety of clinical agencies for a three-month period. Five hundred and fifty urine pregnancy tests were performed; 77% were negative. In our community a large number of teens are accessing health care services for pregnancy tests, the vast majority of which are negative and represent an important opportunity to prevent unintended pregnancies in a population of adolescent girls.
authors.affiliation: Yale University School of Nursing, New Haven, CT, USA.
authors.forename: Alison Moriarty
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Daley
authors.forename: Lois S
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Sadler
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Leventhal
authors.forename: Polly F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Cromwell
authors.forename: Heather D
authors.initials: HD
authors.lastname: Reynolds
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000554:Ambulatory Care Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration; D003237:Connecticut; D005193:Family Planning Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011258:Pregnancy Tests / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011275:Pregnancy, Unwanted; D011331:Private Practice / Q000458:organization & administration; D016730:Program Development; D012572:School Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D012736:Sex Education / Q000458:organization & administration; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*