Effectiveness of a Federal Healthy Start Program in Reducing Primary and Repeat Teen Pregnancies: Our Experience over the Decade

Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 153-160

  Salihu, Hamisu M ^a   August, Euna M ^a   Jeffers, Delores F ^a   Mbah, Alfred K ^a   Alio, Amina P ^a   Berry, Estrellita ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b REACHUP Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Healthy Start; Preconception interconception care; Teen pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILDBIRTH; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MATERNAL CARE; PEER GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEXUAL EDUCATION; UNITED STATES; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; FLORIDA; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; PRENATAL CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79956106657     PISSN: 10833188     EISSN: 18734332     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2011.01.001     Document Type: Article

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