Individual and familial factors associated with teenage pregnancy: An interview study

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 266-270

  Haldre, Kai ^a,b,c   Rahu, Kaja ^d,e   Rahu, Mati ^d,e   Karro, Helle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^b West Tallinn Central Hospital Women's Clinic   (Estonia)

^c Sexual Health Clinic of the Estonian Family Planning Association   (Estonia)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH DEVELOPMENT   (Estonia)

^e Estonian Centre of Excellence in Behavioural and Health Sciences   (Estonia)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Familial factors; Individual factors; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CONTRACEPTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLACENTAL DELIVERY; PRENATAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL HEALTH; SEXUAL INTERCOURSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ESTONIA; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LOGISTIC MODELS; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 66249105313     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckn143     Document Type: Article

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