Differences in Pregnancy Desire Among Pregnant Female Adolescents at a State-Funded Family Planning Clinic

Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 130-137

  Heavey, Elizabeth J ^a   Moysich, Kirsten B ^a   Hyland, Andrew ^a   Druschel, Charlotte M ^a   Sill, Michael W ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

adolescent pregnancy; education; pregnancy desire; race; teen pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; EDUCATION; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FINANCING; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE DIFFERENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 39549110404     PISSN: 15269523     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmwh.2007.09.005     Document Type: Article

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