Multi-level factors associated with pregnancy among urban adolescent women seeking psychological services

Journal of Urban Health

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 212-223

  Lang, Delia L ^a,b   Rieckmann, Traci ^c   DiClemente, Ralph J ^a,b   Crosby, Richard A ^d   Brown, Larry K ^e   Donenberg, Geri R ^f  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY COLLEGE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent pregnancy; Family dynamics; Neighborhood environment; Psychological disorders

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; ODDS RATIO; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY IN ADOLESCENCE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84876282590     PISSN: 10993460     EISSN: 14682869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11524-012-9768-5     Document Type: Article

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