Teenage pregnancy and associated risk behaviors among sexually abused adolescents

Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 98-105

  Saewyc, Elizabeth M ^a   Magee, Lara Leanne ^a   Pettingell, Sandra E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ARTICLE; EDUCATION; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INCEST; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREGNANCY RATE; RACE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL ABUSE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COITUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MINNESOTA; ODDS RATIO; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; RISK-TAKING; SEX OFFENSES; STUDENTS;

EID: 3042721624     PISSN: 15386341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1363/3609804     Document Type: Article

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