... 500 young people aged 13 to 15 years who were deemed by professionals to be vulnerable or at risk of teenage pregnancy, substance misuse, or school exclusion.
Participants were either taking part in ...
... rates are the highest in Western Europe and there is widespread concern that policies to reduce teenage pregnancies are not working, say the authors.
A recent evaluation of the Young People's ...
... organization. "Our findings suggest that television may play a significant role in the high rates of teenage pregnancy in the United States."
Researchers from RAND Health say that exposure to sex on ...
... " says Dr Hayter. "The UK certainly reflects this trend and has one of the highest rates of teenage pregnancies and STIs in Europe. In some areas it is common to see pregnancy rates of up to 19 per ...
... sessions, an extended program is needed to establish whether they can have a more marked effect on teenage pregnancy rates. And although the authors say the results should "temper high-expectations ...
... compliance with taking oral contraceptives which is partly responsible for the high rates of unintended teenage pregnancies in the UK.
Studies have shown that nearly half of all women taking the oral ...
... first-time young mothers."
The United Kingdom is recognised as having the highest rate of teenage pregnancies in western Europe, and this research has shown that termination following a previous ...
More compulsory schooling results in fewer teenage pregnancies, according to new research. More school means less time for so-called risk activities, such as getting pregnant. And – the more schooling ...
... at reducing criminal behaviour in juvenile justice teens has yielded a surprising side benefit. The program is also reducing the teens' rate of pregnancy, according to a new study out this week...
... on to suffer a number of problems in adulthood including depression and anxiety, divorce, teenage pregnancy, and financial problems that continued throughout adult life.
These results held true even ...
... create breakthroughs in how the UK tackles major health challenges including cardiovascular disease and teenage pregnancies.
Finally, Scott Gottlieb, a health policy analyst based in Washington DC, ...
With sexual activity among adolescents in the United States resulting in over 750,000 teenage pregnancies each year and reports of up to 25 percent of all female adolescents in the US having sexually ...
... the industrialized world's worst victims of infant mortality, teenage pregnancy and child poverty even though it spends more per child than better-performing countries, a report ...
