Prevalence and characteristics of teen motherhood in Canada

Maternal and Child Health Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 228-234

  Al Sahab, Ban ^a   Heifetz, Marina ^a   Tamim, Hala ^a   Bohr, Yvonne ^a   Connolly, Jennifer ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Canada; Characteristics; Prevalence; Teen motherhood; Teen pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RAPE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; PRENATAL CARE; PREVALENCE; RAPE; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VIOLENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860589611     PISSN: 10927875     EISSN: 15736628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10995-011-0750-8     Document Type: Article

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