Introduction Although progress has been made to reduce adolescent pregnancies in the
United States, rates of unplanned pregnancy among young adults aged (aged 18‐29 years) …

PURPOSE: To estimate trends in use and nonuse of effective protection among adolescents
1991–2003, and to assess factors associated with poorly protected sex in 2003. METHODS …

Purpose: To examine the use of contraception at last sexual intercourse among currently
sexually active adolescents. Methods: We analyzed data from national school-based Youth …

PURPOSE: Few studies have examined the health and developmental consequences,
including unintended pregnancy, of different sexual behavior initiation sequences. Some …

COMMUNICATION AND CONTRACEPTIVE PRACTICES IN ADOLESCENT COUPLES
Denise Polit-O'Hara, Ph. D. and Janet R. Kahn ABSTRACT This study presents a descriptive …

CONTEXT: Women aged 18–29 have higher rates of unintended pregnancy than any other
age‐group. Information is needed to understand what characteristics are associated with …

Objectives The effects of the comprehensiveness of sex education on sexual health
measures have not been well-studied. We compared trends in comprehensive sex …

This study examines black-white and other sociodemographic differences in young women's
sexual and contraceptive behaviors, using new longitudinal data from a weekly journal …

CONTEXT: Despite the growing body of knowledge about teenager's sexual and
contraceptive behavior in the United Kingdom, much quantitative work has failed to consider …

CONTEXT: Effective contraceptive use among first‐time adolescent mothers can reduce the
risk of a rapid repeat pregnancy and associated negative maternal and child health …