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Medical References: Teenage Pregnancy
Spaci Statistics about teen birth rates, health considerations, and pregnancy consequences.
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Teenage pregnancy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Spaci Worldwide, rates of teenage pregnancy range from 143 per 1000 in sub-Saharan Africa to 2.9 ... "U.S. Teenage Pregnancy Rate Drops For 10th Straight Year. ...
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Contraceptive Use Helps Reduce Rate of US Teen Pregnancy
Spaci Eighty-six percent of reduction in US teen pregnancy rates is attributed to the use of contraceptives,as against 14% which is attributed to teens.
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U.S. Teenage Pregnancy Statistics National and State Trends and ...
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The teenage pregnancy rate among those who ever had intercourse declined 28% ... Between 1988 and 2000, teenage pregnancy rates declined in every state and ...
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BBC NEWS | Health | Teen pregnancy rates increase
Spaci The number of teenagers becoming pregnant has increased, according to the latest official statistics.
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Teen Pregnancy Rates
Spaci Teenage Pregnancy Rates in the USA and why. ... The United States has the highest teen pregnancy rate in the western world, despite the fact that our teens ...
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Teenage pregnancies
Spaci At the same time, the teenage pregnancy rate dropped, and by 1997, ... The decrease in the teenage pregnancy rate in Canada began several years later than ...
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Teenage Pregnancy Rate News
Teenage pregnancy: High US rates due to poverty, not promiscuity
Teenage pregnancy rates in the US have declined dramatically – 40 percent in two decades – but remain among the highest in the developed world. A new study suggests American teens don't have more sex than teens elsewhere, but that they suffer more "despair" due to poverty.
Read more...State's teen-pregnancy rate still too high
Although there is some good news in recent reports that teenage birth rates are declining nationwide, there is still much work to be done, particularly in Oklahoma. According to a report released last month by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Oklahoma has the fifth-highest teen birth rate in the nation.
Read more...CDC: US teen pregnancy rate declining
Teenage girls in the U.S. are waiting longer to begin having sex and are using more effective birth control when they do, according to U.S. health officials. Among 15- to 19-year-old girls, the teen pregnancy rate has fallen 44 percent since 1990.
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