title: Exploring the evidence on strategies intended to reduce teenage pregnancy rates.
abstract: This article outlines the goals of the teenage pregnancy strategy, its progress in reducing conceptions over the past 10 years and the evidence on the effectiveness of these policies.
authors.affiliation: Nottingham University Business School.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Paton
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003219:Confidentiality; D055317:Evidence-Based Practice; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012736:Sex Education; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology