Pregnancy and Childbirth Among Mexican Origin Teenagers in Los Angeles |
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... teen females had experienced intercourse , 50 % of Hispanics and 44 % of Anglos ( Torres and Singh 1985 ) . Although the Hispanic teens in the NSFG study had an intermediary proportion of sexually active teen women , they had the lowest ...
... teen females had experienced intercourse , 50 % of Hispanics and 44 % of Anglos ( Torres and Singh 1985 ) . Although the Hispanic teens in the NSFG study had an intermediary proportion of sexually active teen women , they had the lowest ...
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... Hispanic teens ' use of abortion . Anecdotal information suggests that abortion is not often considered as an option by pregnant Hispanic teens ( Bello 1979 ) . One study in New York found that about half of pregnant Hispanic teens ...
... Hispanic teens ' use of abortion . Anecdotal information suggests that abortion is not often considered as an option by pregnant Hispanic teens ( Bello 1979 ) . One study in New York found that about half of pregnant Hispanic teens ...
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... Hispanic teens are intermediate between black and white teens regarding age of initiation of intercourse and proportion sexually active , but that Hispanic females are less likely to be sexually active premaritally than white and black ...
... Hispanic teens are intermediate between black and white teens regarding age of initiation of intercourse and proportion sexually active , but that Hispanic females are less likely to be sexually active premaritally than white and black ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Description of the Data Set and Variables | 31 |
Demographic Characteristics and Family | 65 |
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abortion adequacy of prenatal adequate prenatal Adolescent Pregnancy adult women American culture Angeles County Anglo Apgar scores attitudes baby baby's father bebé Becerra birth control birth outcomes Birth Project black teens born in Mexico breastfeeding California Cesarean section child childbirth clinics Contraceptive Familiarity contraceptive methods desired family ethnic factor score FEEL Hispanic teens hospital hypothesis infants interviewed labor and delivery Latin less acculturated teens Los Angeles County low risk married maternal Mexican American Mexican origin teens Mexican origin women mujeres older teens PAIN partners parto percent piensa planned their pregnancies planned to breastfeed population postpartum pregnancy intendedness prenatal care prenatal visits prepartum proportion READ OPTIONS relationship reported role sample Scrimshaw SEMANTIC DIFFERENTIAL sexual activity siento social support Spanish Susan C.M. Scrimshaw Table teen mothers teen pregnancy teenage childbearing Teens Adults teens and adults trimester variables wanted white teens younger teens Zelnik and Kantner