CONTEXT: Little research links adolescent risk behaviors to reproductive health outcomes
beyond adolescence, although young adults—men and women in their early 20s—bear a …

CONTEXT Teenagers have a high unintended pregnancy rate, in part because of
inconsistent use or nonuse of contraceptives. It is important to determine how partner and …

CONTEXT Identifying young adult outcomes associated with adolescent sexual behavior,
including patterns of first oral, vaginal and anal sex, is critical to promoting healthy sexual …

CONTEXT: Most US teenage pregnancies are unintended, partly because of inconsistent or
no use of contraceptives. Understanding the factors associated with contraceptive use in …

PURPOSE: Although sexual risk behavior has negative consequences in adolescence and
early adulthood, little is known about pathways of sexual risk across development and their …

Demographic, social, and social-cognitive variables associated with beginning sexual
activity were assessed in 114 Black and White males and females in early adolescence …

Objective: To identify the most important antecedents associated with adolescent initiation of
sex, contraceptive use, and pregnancy. Methods: Statistically significant antecedents in …

Objectives. To examine the mechanisms of the association between age of sexual initiation
and adult health. Methods. Data from the Seattle Social Development Project (n= 808), in …

These findings highlight the multiple roles health care professionals can play in caring for
this unique population: firstly as health care providers, offering age appropriate, confidential …

Studies of adolescent pregnancy risk are relevant to understanding responsible adolescent
sexual behavior because most investigators have focused on the key proximal determinants …