title: Access and Utilization of Selected Preventive Health Services Among Adolescents Aged 10-17.
abstract: Data from the National Health Interview Survey •The percentages of adolescents aged 10-17 who did not have a usual place for preventive care, did not receive a well-child checkup in the past 12 months, or did not have a dental visit in the past 12 months decreased from 2008 to 2014. •In 2014, 2% of adolescents aged 10-17 did not have a usual place for preventive care, 21% did not receive a well-child checkup, and 12% did not have a dental visit in the past 12 months. •In 2014, the percentages of adolescents not having a usual place for preventive care, not receiving a well-child checkup, and not having a dental visit were higher for those aged 16-17 compared with those in younger age groups. These percentages also varied by race and ethnicity, poverty status, and insurance status.
authors.forename: Lindsey I
authors.initials: LI
authors.lastname: Black
authors.forename: Colleen N
authors.initials: CN
authors.lastname: Nugent
authors.forename: Anjel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vahratian
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002648:Child; D003729:Dental Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D019458:Insurance Coverage / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007348:Insurance, Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D018802:Patient-Centered Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011203:Poverty / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D044469:Racial Groups / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States