Objective. To determine whether sexual and nonsexual childhood abuse are risk factors for
early adolescent sexual activity and pregnancy. Design. Cross-sectional study. Setting …

Objective: To elucidate the relationship between childhood sexual abuse and adolescent
pregnancy. Data Source: Articles published in English during the past two decades and …

Adolescents who report prior sexual abuse are at increased risk for adolescent pregnancy.
This may result from earlier, more frequent, less well-protected sexual activity or from a …

PURPOSE: This clinic-and community-based study of young women investigated the
relationship between previous sexual abuse and early pregnancy, examining the effect of …

This study examined the extent to which child sexual abuse was associated with an
increased likelihood of premarital sex among adolescents at high risk of sexual abuse. The …

STUDY OBJECTIVE:: To determine which type or types of childhood abuse are associated
with adolescent pregnancy and other adverse health outcomes. DESIGN:: 100 females …

Purpose Although a purported risk factor for early pregnancy is abuse history, the strength of
this association has been inconsistent across studies and may vary as a function of abuse …

Two-thirds of a sample of 535 young women from the state of Washington who became
pregnant as adolescents had been sexually abused: Fifty-five percent had been molested …

This study examined whether childhood sexual abuse contributed to a greater risk for
teenage pregnancy. Data from the sexual histories of 2,003 young women showed that …

Background. The relationship between boyhood exposure to physical abuse, sexual abuse,
or to a battered mother and subsequent risk of impregnating a teenage girl has not …