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Adolescent childbearing | Adolescent pregnancy | Adolescent Sexuality | Communication | Contraception | HIV / AIDS | Media | Prevention Programs | Research Methods | Socioeconomic Issues


Adolescent childbearing

Family and adolescent childbearing
Authors: Lee M
From: 2001 Apr, 28 (4) Journal of Adolescent Health 2001 Apr; 28(4): 307-12

Predictors of risk for adolescent childbearing
Authors: Dormire SL; Yarandi H
From: 2001 May, 14 (2) Applied Nursing Research 2001 May; 14(2): 81-6

Health risks and psychosocial outcomes of early childbearing: a review of the literature
Authors: Koniak-Griffin D; Turner-Pluta C
From: 2001 Sep, 15 (2) Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing 2001 Sep; 15(2)

To be rather than not to be -- that is the problem with the questions we ask adolescents about their childbearing intentions
Authors: Stevens-Simon C; Beach RK; Klerman LV
From: 2001 Dec, 155 (12) Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine 2001 Dec; 155(12): 1298-300

Adolescents' Views on Childbearing, Contraception, and Abortion in Two Post-Communist Societies.
Authors: Agadjanian, Victor
From: Journal of Youth Studies Dec2002, Vol. 5 Issue 4, p391

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Adolescent pregnancy

Preventing teen pregnancy -- a report on what works
From: 2002 Mar, 19 (2) School Nurse News 2002 Mar; 19(2): 6

Effect of Mandatory Parental Notification on Adolescent Girls' Use of Sexual Health Care Services.
Authors: Reddy, Diane M.; Fleming, Raymond; Swain, Carolyne
From: JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association 8/14/2002, Vol. 288 Issue 6, p710

An Examination of Repeat Pregnancies Using Problem Behavior Theory: Is it Really Problematic?
Authors: Davis, Tricia M.
From: Journal of Youth Studies Sep2002, Vol. 5 Issue 3, p337

Lucky Girls: Unintentional Avoidance of Adolescent Pregnancy Among Low-Income African-American Families.
Authors: Martyn, Kristy K.; Hutchinson, Sally A.; Martin, Jacquelyn H.
From: Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing Oct-Dec2002, Vol. 7 Issue 4, p153

Correlates of Continued Risky Sex Among Pregnant African American Teens.
Authors: Crosby, Richard A.; DiClemente, Ralph J.; Wingood, Gina M.; Rose, Eve; Lang, Delia
From: Sexually Transmitted Diseases Jan2003, Vol. 30 Issue 1, p57 2 charts

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Adolescent Sexuality

Insights: relationships. Teen girls: no sex till we're going steady
Authors: Frankoff D
From: 2002 Nov-Dec, 35 (6) Psychology Today 2002 Nov-Dec; 35(6): [26]

Viewpoint. Sexual assertiveness and adolescents' sexual rights
Authors: East P; Adams J
From: 2002 Jul-Aug, 34 (4) Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health 2002 Jul-Aug; 34(4): 212-3

Meanings of abstinence and sexual activity for rural youth
Authors: Hawkins MI; Davis M; Eady C; Rausch S; Donnelly J; Young M
From: 2002 May-Jun, 33 (3) American Journal of Health Education 2002 May-Jun; 33(3): 140-7

Oral sexual experience among young adolescents receiving general health examinations
Authors: Boekeloo BO; Howard DE
From: 2002 Jul-Aug, 26 (4) American Journal of Health Behavior 2002 Jul-Aug; 26(4): 306-14

Youth risk behavior surveillance -- United States, 2003
Authors: Grunbaum JA; Kann L; Kinchen SA; Williams B; Ross JG; Lowry R; Kolke L
From: 2004, May 21, 53 (SS-2) MMWR: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2004 May 21; 53(SS-2)

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Communication

Communicating with adolescents and young adults about sexuality.
From: Pediatr Ann Pages 733-6 passim Vol. 11 No. 9

The birds and the bees: an analysis of advice given to parents through the popular press.
From: Adolescence Pages 33-45 Vol. 33 No. 129

Communicating about sexuality: a school/community program for parents and children
Authors: Snegroff S
From: 1995 Jan-Feb, 26 (1) Journal of Health Education 1995 Jan-Feb; 26(1): 49-51

Rural parents' communication with their teen-agers about sexual issues
Authors: Jordan TR; Price JH; Fitzgerald S
From: 2000 Oct, 70 (8) Journal of School Health 2000 Oct; 70(8): 338-44

Condom use and correlates of African American adolescent females' infrequent communication with sex partners about preventing sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancy
Authors: Crosby RA; DiClemente RJ; Wingood GM; Cobb BK; Harrington K; Davies SL; Hook EW III; Oh MK
From: 2002 Apr, 29 (2) Health Education & Behavior 2002 Apr; 29(2): 219-31

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Contraception

Emergency contraception
Authors: Grimes DA; Raymond EG
From: 2002 Aug 6, 137 (3) Annals of Internal Medicine 2002 Aug 6; 137(3): 180-9

Beyond the pill: four new devices aim to make contraception easier
Authors: Brink S
From: 2002 Sep 23, 133 (11) U.S. News & World Report 2002 Sep 23; 133(11): 54, 56

The trade-off between hormonal contraceptives and condoms among adolescents
Authors: Ott MA; Adler NE; Millstein SG; Tschann JM; Ellen JM
From: 2002 Jan-Feb, 34 (1) Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health 2002 Jan-Feb; 34(1): 6-14

Adolescents' ambivalence about becoming pregnant predicts infrequent contraceptive use: a prospective analysis of nonpregnant African American females
Authors: Crosby RA; DiClemente RJ; Wingood GM; Davies SL; Harrington K
From: 2002 Feb, 186 (2) American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2002 Feb; 186(2): 251-2

Cheat sheet: contraceptives
Authors: Kalb C
From: 2002 Oct 14, 140 (16) Newsweek 2002 Oct 14; 140(16): 66
Database: CINAHL(EBSCO)

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HIV / AIDS

The ACCESS (Adolescents Connected to Care, Evaluation, and Special Services) Project: social marketing to promote HIV testing to adolescents, methods and first year results from a six city campaign
Authors: Futterman DC; Peralta L; Rudy BJ; Wolfson S; Guttmacher S; Rogers AS
From: 2001 Sep, 29 (3S) Journal of Adolescent Health 2001 Sep; 29(3S): 19-29

A qualitative assessment of condom use decisions by female adolescents who use hormonal contraception
Authors: Roye CF; Seals B
From: 2001 Nov-Dec, 12 (6) Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care 2001 Nov-Dec; 12(6): 78-87

Adolescents' input on the development of an HIV risk reduction intervention
Authors: Morrison-Beedy D; Carey MP; Aronowitz T; Mkandawire L; Dyne J
From: 2002 Jan-Feb, 13 (1) Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care 2002 Jan-Feb; 13(1): 21-7

Project BART: effectiveness of a behavioral intervention to reduce HIV risk in adolescents... Becoming a Responsible Teen
Authors: Butts JB; Hartman S
From: 2002 May-Jun, 27 (3) MCN: American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing 2002 May-Jun; 27(3): 163-70

Validity of scales measuring the psychosocial determinants of HIV/STD-related risk behavior in adolescents
Authors: Basen-Engquist K; Masse LC; Coyle K; Kirby D; Parcel GS; Banspach S; Nodora J
From: 1999 Feb, 14 (1) Health Education Research 1999 Feb; 14(1): 25-38

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Media

MTV's no-sex symbol. Dr. Drew tells teens and gen X-ers to think twice. Do they listen?
From: US News World Rep Pages 63-4 Vol. 127 No. 12
Database: MEDLINE (Ebsco)

Children, adolescents, and the media in the 21st century.
From: Adolesc Med Pages 51-68 Vol. 11 No. 1
Database: MEDLINE (Ebsco)

Sexuality, contraception, and the media
From: 2001 Jan, 107 (1) Pediatrics 2001 Jan; 107(1): 191-4

Media interventions to promote responsible sexual behavior
From: J Sex Res Pages 67-72 Vol. 39 No. 1
Database: MEDLINE (Ebsco)

Note to sexuality educators: popular culture is your friend.
From: SIECUS Rep Pages 27-8 Vol. 28 No. 6
Database: MEDLINE (Ebsco)

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Prevention Programs

http://www.mott.org/news/pr-detail.asp?newsid=18

http://www.teenpregnancy.org

http://www.advocatesforyouth.org

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Research Methods

http://www.agi-usa.org/

http://www.kff.org/

http://www.cdc.gov/

http://www.siecus.org/pubs/pubs0004.html

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Socioeconomic Issues

Screening for sexually transmitted infections among economically disadvantaged youth in a national job training program
Authors: Lifson AR; Halcón LL; Hannan P; St. Louis ME; Hayman CR
From: 2001 Mar, 28 (3) Journal of Adolescent Health 2001 Mar; 28(3): 190-6

Changes in economically disadvantaged adolescents' knowledge and beliefs about HIV/AIDS
Authors: Montoya ID
From: 2001 Summer, 14 (3) Clinical Laboratory Science 2001 Summer; 14(3): 167-72

Socioeconomic disadvantage and adolescent women's sexual and reproductive behavior: the case of five developed countries
Authors: Singh S; Darroch JE; Frost JJ
From: 2001 Nov-Dec, 33 (6) Family Planning Perspectives 2001 Nov-Dec; 33(6): 251-8, 289

Adolescents from different socioeconomic backgrounds had different attitudes about teen pregnancy
Authors: Schreiber H
From: 2001 Oct, 4 (4) Evidence-Based Nursing 2001 Oct; 4(4): 125

Manifestations of poverty and birthrates among young teenagers in California zip code areas
Authors: Kirby D; Coyle K; Gould JB
From: 2001 Mar-Apr, 33 (2) Family Planning Perspectives 2001 Mar-Apr; 33(2): 63-9

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