Access to healthcare for adolescents is often overlooked in the United States due to federal
and state-sponsored insurance programs such as Medicaid and the Children's Health …

Background Accessible sexual, reproductive, and mental healthcare services are crucial for
adolescent health and wellbeing. It has been reported that school-based healthcare (SBHC) …

Purpose Young immigrants without documentation who qualify for the Deferred Action for
Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program are eligible for temporary legal status but excluded from …

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 …

Background In low-income nations, high-risk fertility behavior is a prevalent public health
concern that can be ascribed to unmet family planning needs, child marriage, and a weak …

Importance Previous research has documented individual-level barriers to reproductive
health services, but few studies have examined national trends. Objective To determine …

PURPOSE: To understand adolescents' perspectives on the use of a preventive sexual
health text messaging service. METHODS: Twenty-six adolescents aged 15–20 years old …

Objective To examine whether sexual orientation is associated with disparities in teen
pregnancy and hormonal contraception use among adolescent females in 2 …

La adolescencia puede considerarse una época de riesgos y también de oportunidades, en
ella se experimentan transformaciones y cambios que pueden implicar la aparición de …

Purpose We developed and validated a measure that assesses the latent construct of sexual
and reproductive empowerment among adolescents and young adults. A specific measure …