Appropriate nutrition during adolescence is important for the increased demands of growth
and pubertal development and to decrease the risk of future chronic disease. Adolescents …

CATHERINE STEVENS-SIMON, MD, onoj MARGUERITTE M. WHITE, MD lthough
adolescent pregnancy is not a new phenomenon, it has recently become a source of …

This article reports on the prevalence of HIV-related risk behaviors among young adolescent
mothers. To determine the facilitators and barriers to condom use for young adolescent …

Extensive attention has been given to adolescent sexuality and teenage pregnancy in the
past 30 years, yet many teenagers still fall pregnant. A teenager who becomes a parent is at …

In regard to the injured offender, research indicates that violent victimization represents only
one facet of a constellation of associated risks and consequences, including promiscuity and …

To identify the positions held by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) membership on
a number of issues that may be topics of legislation regarding abortion, the AAP carried out …

Inappropriate teen pregnancy has become a major social issue in this country. The point of
emergence of this problem is not clear. However, the single publication that seemed to …

Pregnancy testing and counseling are increasingly accepted as necessary services for
adolescents within the primary care setting. For teenagers in need of a pregnancy test, the …

This article describes the risk behaviors of a sample of sexually active, urban African
American adolescent females, and examines the differences between adolescents who …

There is a continuing nationwide concern regarding the high prevalence of
adolescent/teenage/school-aged pregnancy. The terms adolescent pregnancy, teenage …