Nurses care for adolescents in a variety of settings, including communities, schools, and
public health and acute care clinics, which affords them many opportunities to improve …

Purpose Adolescents are at high risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and
pregnancy. Since many adolescents have poor access to preventive care, hospitalizations …

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Many hospitalized adolescents are at increased risk for
pregnancy complications due to an underlying medical condition, however sexual risk …

OBJECTIVES Hospitals are an important nontraditional setting in which to address
adolescent reproductive health. However, opportunities for intervention are frequently …

Background Induced abortion among adolescent girls is a global public health issue and a
serious challenge in China, but still remains under-examined. We aimed to examine the …

Introduction Many women experience fear toward pregnancy, which can impact their desire
to have children and the national birth rate. Thus, assessing women's fear of pregnancy is of …

Purpose Adolescents are disproportionately affected by sexually transmitted infections
(STIs), and evidence supports expanding sexual health services to the hospital setting …

Method Retrospective chart review of randomly selected youth admitted over a one-year
period (2013). Data extracted included demographics, reasons for admission, sexual health …

OBJECTIVES Unintended pregnancy in adolescents and young adults (AYAs) is linked with
negative outcomes. We sought to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary …

Purpose: Chemotherapeutic agents used to treat Hodgkin lymphoma are teratogenic.
Pregnancy screening before the start of chemotherapy is supported by clinical guidelines …