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Xiao H, Chang M, Torres A, Flores G, Lau M. Preventing Teen Pregnancy: A Qualitative Study of the Perspectives of Parenting and Expecting Latino Adolescents. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol 2023; 36:532-540. [PMID: 37468034 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpag.2023.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2023] [Revised: 06/26/2023] [Accepted: 07/13/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023]
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STUDY OBJECTIVE Latino youths in the United States experience disproportionately high rates of teen pregnancy. The aim of this study was to obtain expecting and parenting Latino adolescents' perspectives regarding factors contributing to teen pregnancy and pregnancy prevention. METHODS Expecting/parenting Latino adolescents were recruited from high schools with high proportions of Latino youths and teen pregnancy. Participants completed a questionnaire on sociodemographic and background characteristics. Focus groups were stratified by age and gender and audio recorded. Grounded theory was used to identify themes from the transcribed audio recordings. RESULTS Thirty-two expecting/parenting Latino adolescents (20 females, 12 males) 14-19 years old participated in four focus groups. Quantitative results revealed that two-thirds of participants at birth had adolescent mothers. Over three-quarters of participants reported that their pregnancies had occurred too soon. Qualitative themes for factors contributing to teen pregnancy included lack of contraceptive knowledge/access, belief of invincibility, influence within relationships, male decisions on contraceptive use, desire to belong among peers, lack of parental support for contraceptive use, lack of parental attention, rebellion, normalization of adolescent parenthood in Latino culture, and media. Themes for pregnancy prevention included time alone with physicians, parenting teens as mentors, reproductive health education, and community pregnancy-prevention programs. CONCLUSION Multiple factors contribute to teen pregnancy in Latino youth, including influences from Latino culture, family, peers, partners, and social determinants of health. Pregnancy prevention should incorporate interventions to address these aspects, including disseminating culturally sensitive education materials, providing parenting teens as peer mentors, encouraging time alone with health care providers, and addressing various social determinants of health.
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- H Xiao
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas
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- Los Angeles County & University of Southern California Medical Center, Los Angeles, California
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- Universidad Autonoma de Guadalajara School of Medicine, Guadalajara, Mexico
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, and Holtz Children's Hospital, Jackson Health System, Miami, Florida
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- Division of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Children's Health System of Texas, Dallas, Texas.
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Serván-Mori E, Quezada-Sánchez AD, Sosa-Rubí SG, Heredia-Pi I, Lozano R. Intergenerational Replication of Teenage Pregnancy and Educational Attainment in Mexico. ARCHIVES OF SEXUAL BEHAVIOR 2022; 51:4023-4034. [PMID: 35854161 DOI: 10.1007/s10508-022-02309-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2021] [Revised: 02/07/2022] [Accepted: 02/08/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Mexico ranks among the OECD countries with the highest prevalence of teenage pregnancies, exhibiting a fertility rate of 70.6 births for every 1000 adolescents. Mexican adolescents with a history of pregnancy are twice as likely to lag behind in their studies as those who have not been pregnant. Research on adolescent maternity and its explanatory mechanisms is required as a basis for implementing policies and programs that effectively curb teenage pregnancy-related behaviors, prevent educational gaps, and reduce the intergenerational transmission of poverty. Based on quasi-experimental methodology and a non-recursive structural equation model with instrumental variables, this paper analyzed the intergenerational transmission of teenage pregnancy from mothers to daughters, as well as the relationship between teenage pregnancy and educational attainment. Using data from the 2009 National Survey of Demographic Dynamics in Mexico, our estimated model indicated a unidirectional relationship from teenage pregnancy to educational attainment. An association was observed between teenage pregnancy and an increased probability of a moderate or severe educational gap (≥ 1 year) by 21% ± 5 and a severe educational gap (≥ 2 years) by 33% ± 8. Adolescents whose mothers reported teenage pregnancy at < 15 years of age were approximately 84% more likely to experience teenage pregnancy themselves than other adolescents. Relevant explanatory mechanisms included low socioeconomic status and a low level of education in the household. Mexico needs to formulate, implement, and expand comprehensive and early prevention strategies as well as teenage pregnancy care throughout its most vulnerable regions. Efforts should be made at the individual, family, and community levels; incorporate alliances with teenage networks; actively engage parents, teachers, and health care providers; and reinforce educational initiatives on sexual and reproductive health for adolescents. It would be convenient for the Government to implement public policies that emphasize the results obtained. There is no better instrument than to show the evidence of the gradual deterioration of human capital in Mexico associated with adolescent pregnancy.
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- Edson Serván-Mori
- Center for Health Systems Research, National Institute of Public Health, Universidad No. 655 Colonia Santa María Ahuacatitlán, Cerrada Los Pinos y Caminera, C.P. 62100, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.
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- Center for Evaluation and Surveys Research, National Institute of Public Health, Universidad No. 655 Colonia Santa María Ahuacatitlán, Cerrada Los Pinos y Caminera, C.P. 62100, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
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- Center for Health Systems Research, National Institute of Public Health, Universidad No. 655 Colonia Santa María Ahuacatitlán, Cerrada Los Pinos y Caminera, C.P. 62100, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
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- Center for Health Systems Research, National Institute of Public Health, Universidad No. 655 Colonia Santa María Ahuacatitlán, Cerrada Los Pinos y Caminera, C.P. 62100, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México
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- Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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Assis TDSC, Martinelli KG, Gama SGND, Santos Neto ETD. Recurrence of teenage pregnancy: associated maternal and neonatal factor outcomes. CIENCIA & SAUDE COLETIVA 2022; 27:3261-3271. [PMID: 35894336 DOI: 10.1590/1413-81232022278.00292022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2021] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The present study aims to analyze the socioeconomic and demographic factors associated with the recurrence of teenage pregnancy, as well as to verify the association with unfavorable maternal and neonatal outcomes. It is a cross-sectional study, based on data from "Nascer no Brasil", comprised of adolescent mothers and their newborns. Univariate and multiple logistic regression were used to indicate the factors associated with this recurrence. Recurrence of teenage pregnancy was associated with a maternal age of 17-19 years (OR=3.35; 95%CI=2.45-4.59); an inadequate education for their age (OR=4.34; 95%CI=3.50-5.39), with no intention of becoming pregnant; residency in the state capital; and the fact that the partner is the head of the family. However, as independent primiparous teenagers, there is a greater chance of hypertension and restricted intrauterine growth. It can therefore be concluded that there is a high percentage of teenage pregnancies in Brazil. Teenagers with a partner, inadequate education, and no reproductive planning are more likely to have two or more pregnancies before the age of 20, demonstrating difficulties in postponing the first pregnancy. However, as primiparous teenagers, they are more likely to have complications than multiparous teenagers.
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- Thamara de Souza Campos Assis
- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, Departamento de Medicina Social, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo. Av. Marechal Campos 1468, Maruípe. 29040-090 Vitória ES Brasil.
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, Departamento de Medicina Social, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo. Av. Marechal Campos 1468, Maruípe. 29040-090 Vitória ES Brasil.
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde Coletiva, Departamento de Medicina Social, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo. Av. Marechal Campos 1468, Maruípe. 29040-090 Vitória ES Brasil.
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Assis TDSC, Martinelli KG, Gama SGND, Santos Neto ETD. Recurrence of teenage pregnancy: associated maternal and neonatal factor outcomes. CIENCIA & SAUDE COLETIVA 2022. [DOI: 10.1590/1413-81232022278.00292022en] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Abstract The present study aims to analyze the socioeconomic and demographic factors associated with the recurrence of teenage pregnancy, as well as to verify the association with unfavorable maternal and neonatal outcomes. It is a cross-sectional study, based on data from “Nascer no Brasil”, comprised of adolescent mothers and their newborns. Univariate and multiple logistic regression were used to indicate the factors associated with this recurrence. Recurrence of teenage pregnancy was associated with a maternal age of 17-19 years (OR=3.35; 95%CI=2.45-4.59); an inadequate education for their age (OR=4.34; 95%CI=3.50-5.39), with no intention of becoming pregnant; residency in the state capital; and the fact that the partner is the head of the family. However, as independent primiparous teenagers, there is a greater chance of hypertension and restricted intrauterine growth. It can therefore be concluded that there is a high percentage of teenage pregnancies in Brazil. Teenagers with a partner, inadequate education, and no reproductive planning are more likely to have two or more pregnancies before the age of 20, demonstrating difficulties in postponing the first pregnancy. However, as primiparous teenagers, they are more likely to have complications than multiparous teenagers.
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Adverse Childhood Experiences and Their Relationship with Poor Sexual Health Outcomes: Results from Four Cross-Sectional Surveys. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19148869. [PMID: 35886718 PMCID: PMC9316235 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19148869] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2022] [Revised: 07/05/2022] [Accepted: 07/05/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Improving understanding of risk factors for risky sexual behaviour is fundamental to achieve better population sexual health. Exposure to adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) can increase the risk of poor sexual health outcomes, but most research is US-based. This study explored associations between ACEs and poor sexual health outcomes in the UK. Data from four cross-sectional ACE surveys with adult general populations in different regions of the UK from 2013−2015 (n = 12,788) were analysed. Data included participants’ demographics, ACE exposure, and four sexual health outcomes: having early sex (<16 years), having an accidental teenage pregnancy, becoming a teenage parent, or having a lifetime diagnosis of a sexually transmitted infection. ACE count was a consistent and significant predictor of all four sexual health outcomes for both males and females, with odds of these outcomes between three and seven times higher for those with 4+ ACEs compared to those with no ACEs. Increased risks of some, but not all, sexual health outcomes were also found with higher residential deprivation, younger age, being of white ethnicity, and being born to a teenage mother. Findings highlight the need for effective interventions to prevent and ameliorate the lifelong effects of ACEs. Trauma-informed relationships and sex education, sexual health services, and antenatal/postnatal services, particularly for teenagers and young parents, could provide opportunities to prevent ACEs and support those affected. Ensuring that those living in deprived areas have access to services and that barriers to uptake are addressed is also key.
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Maternal and Neonatal Complications in Teen Pregnancies: A Comprehensive Study of 661,062 Patients. J Adolesc Health 2022; 70:922-927. [PMID: 35165030 DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.12.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2021] [Revised: 11/22/2021] [Accepted: 12/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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PURPOSE To provide a comprehensive assessment of maternal and neonatal complications associated with teen pregnancies in the United States. METHODS Retrospective analysis of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention natality live births database (2016-2019). Singleton births to women younger than 35 years from the following racial/ethnic groups were included: non-Hispanic White, non-Hispanic Black, non-Hispanic Asian, and Hispanic. The risks of various complications were compared between teen patients (<20 years old) and nonteen patients (20-35 years old) using Pearson's chi-square test with the Bonferroni correction. Multivariate logistic regressions were used to adjust outcomes for potential confounders, including body mass index, race/ethnicity, payment method, prenatal care, parity, and the presence of chronic comorbidities. RESULTS Teen pregnancies comprised approximately 6% of the study population (661,062 of 11,038,489). Teen pregnancies were associated with increased odds of several maternal complications, such as hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, eclampsia, preterm birth, blood transfusion, and chlamydial and gonorrheal infections. Teen pregnancies were also associated with increased odds of several neonatal complications, including congenital birth defects, low 5-minute Apgar score, suspected neonatal sepsis, and assisted ventilation. Conversely, teen pregnancies were associated with decreased odds of gestational diabetes, unplanned hysterectomy, macrosomia, low birth weight, and neonatal intensive care unit admission. DISCUSSION Teen pregnancies in the United States are associated with increased risks of multiple adverse outcomes. This information should inform clinicians and policy makers about the unique risks of this highly vulnerable patient population and provide further knowledge for the important efforts to reduce teen birth rates in the United States.
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Rotz D, Shiferaw M, Wood RG. The Impact of a Home Visiting Program Enhanced to Address Repeat Adolescent Pregnancy-A Randomized Controlled Trial of Steps to Success. Matern Child Health J 2022; 26:1453-1463. [PMID: 35294683 DOI: 10.1007/s10995-022-03413-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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INTRODUCTION A small but growing body of evidence suggests individualized support services and improved access to contraception can promote healthy birth spacing among adolescent mothers. This study examines the effectiveness of Steps to Success, a 2-year home visiting program in San Angelo, Texas, enhanced with content designed to reduce rapid repeat pregnancy among young mothers, increase fathers' involvement, and support mothers' education and career aspirations. METHODS The study used a randomized controlled trial, with 594 young mothers ages 14-20 randomly assigned to either a program group that received Steps to Success or a control group that received an existing home visiting program focused only on parenting and child development. Women in both research groups completed a baseline survey upon enrolling in the study and 1- and 2-year follow-up surveys. RESULTS After 2 years, participants in the Steps to Success and existing home visiting groups had similar rates of repeat pregnancy. However, women in the Steps to Success group were more likely to use long-acting reversible contraceptives (effect size = 0.18, p = 0.066), particularly younger adolescent mothers ages 14-18 (effect size = 0.34, p = 0.010). Steps to Success also decreased the incidence of unprotected sex for younger adolescent mothers (effect size = -0.25, p = 0.035). Steps to Success did not improve outcomes in other domains. DISCUSSION Steps to Success improved some outcomes related to healthy birth spacing among younger adolescent mothers. Communities interested in similar programming may want to consider focusing their services on this age group.
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- Dana Rotz
- Wayfair, Inc., 4 Copley Place, Boston, MA, 02116, USA.
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- Mathematica, 600 Alexander Park Dr., Princeton, NJ, 08540, USA
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Analyse des dimensions d’influence de la grossesse chez les adolescentes de 13 à 19 ans dans les départements du Nord et du Nord-Est d’Haïti. SEXOLOGIES 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.sexol.2022.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Matoba N, Edwards A, Rankin K, DeSisto C, Collins JW. Teen Birth Across Generations Among Non-Latino Whites and African–American Women: The Effect of Race and Neighborhood Income. Matern Child Health J 2022; 26:1584-1593. [DOI: 10.1007/s10995-022-03389-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 02/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Millanzi WC, Kibusi SM, Osaki KM. Effect of integrated reproductive health lesson materials in a problem-based pedagogy on soft skills for safe sexual behaviour among adolescents: A school-based randomized controlled trial in Tanzania. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0263431. [PMID: 35192640 PMCID: PMC8863272 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0263431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2020] [Accepted: 01/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Adolescents are currently becoming sexually active before their 18th birthday during which they have to battle with unsafe sexual behaviours, teenage pregnancies, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), and school dropouts. The trend is linked with low soft skills (self-esteem and assertiveness skills) for them to make informed, reasoned, and responsible decisions over sexual activities. This study designed and tested the effect of integrated reproductive health (RH) lesson materials in a problem-based pedagogy (PBP) to enhance soft skills for safe sexual behaviour among adolescents in Tanzania. METHODS A double-blinded clustered randomized controlled trial was conducted between September 2019 and September 2020 among 660 randomly selected adolescents. A Sexual-risk Behaviour Beliefs and Self-esteem Scale adopted from previous studies measured soft skills for safe sexual behaviour. A descriptive statistical analysis was performed by using the statistical analysis software programme version 9.4. The effect of the intervention was determined using Linear Mixed Model set at α error probability = 5% significance level (95% confidence interval) and a β error probability = 0.80. FINDINGS Adolescents' mean age was 15±1.869 with 57.5% females. The end-line findings indicated that the coefficient of soft skills was significantly higher among adolescents in the hybrid PBP (β=9.0986, p<0.01; 95%CI: 4.7772, 14.2311) and pure PBP (β =8.7114, p<0.01; 95%CI: 3.9990, 10.1208) than in the control group. The retention rate of soft skills was still significantly higher at 3-months follow-up (β=2.0044; p<0.01; 95%CI: 1.0234, 4.1182) and at 6-months follow-up (β=1.9803; p<0.01; 95%CI: 0.8399, 3.1099) compared to the baseline and immediate post-intervention assessments. CONCLUSION The intervention substantially enhanced soft skills for safe sexual behaviour among adolescents of both sex. Despite the fact that scores for soft skills varied across the study timelines, adolescents demonstrated significant intentions to abstain from sexual intercourse, delay sexual relationships, negotiate condom use, and withstand sexual coercions. The PBP may need to be incorporated in ordinary level secondary school curricula as a formal guide to teachers and or health workers to optimally prepare adolescents for their healthy adulthood.
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- Walter C. Millanzi
- Department of Nursing Management and Education, School of Nursing and Public Health, The University of Dodoma, Dodoma, Tanzania
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- Department of Public Health, School of Nursing and Public Health, The University of Dodoma, Dodoma, Tanzania
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- Centre for Pedagogy, Education, Development, Writing and Editing Documents, St. Augustine University of Tanzania, Mwanza, Tanzania
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Cone JN, Hendrick CE, Owotomo O, Al-Hamoodah L, Maslowsky J. Socioeconomic well-being in early adulthood among repeat versus one-time teenage mothers. YOUTH & SOCIETY 2021; 53:1090-1110. [PMID: 34565925 PMCID: PMC8457247 DOI: 10.1177/0044118x19892455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/11/2023]
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Teenage mothers are known to be at elevated risk for poor socioeconomic outcomes in adulthood. However, little is known about the socioeconomic outcomes of mothers who bear multiple children during the teenage years (repeat teenage mothers) compared to one-time teenage mothers. This study examines socioeconomic outcomes in the mid- to late 20s of repeat teenage mothers compared to one-time teenage mothers in a national U.S. sample. Repeat teenage mothers were less likely to graduate high school and more likely to receive public assistance and experience material hardship than one-time teenage mothers in their mid- to late- 20s. Lower educational attainment plus the responsibility of caring for multiple children as a young mother may make it difficult for repeat teenage mothers to secure economic stability. Additional supports may be necessary to improve long-term socioeconomic outcomes of repeat teenage mothers.
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- Joshua N. Cone
- Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, University of Texas at Austin, 2109 San Jacinto Blvd, D3700 Austin, TX 78712
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- Division of Reproduction and Population Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, WI 53726
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- Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, University of Texas at Austin, 2109 San Jacinto Blvd, D3700 Austin, TX 78712
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- Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, University of Texas at Austin, 2300 Red River St., E2700, Austin, TX 78712
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- Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, University of Texas at Austin, 2109 San Jacinto Blvd, D3700 Austin, TX 78712
- Population Research Center, University of Texas at Austin, 305 E. 23 Street, G1800 Austin, TX 78712
- Department of Population Health, Dell Medical School, University of Texas at Austin, 1601 Trinity Street, Z0500, Austin, TX 78712
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Liu D, Lin G, Su D, Alexender JM, Sun X, Qu M. Intergenerational associations of adverse birth outcomes: A surveillance report. Prev Med Rep 2020; 20:101226. [PMID: 33134042 PMCID: PMC7588690 DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2020.101226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/10/2020] [Revised: 08/18/2020] [Accepted: 10/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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A statewide assessment of intergenerational adverse birth outcomes in terms of preterm birth and low birth weight. Associating both mother and her siblings' birth records to the adverse birth outcomes. Found significant intergenerational associations of adverse birth outcomes.
Nebraska births between 1995 and 2005 were followed until 2018 to look for intergenerational associations of low birth weight (LBW) and preterm birth (PTB). Results from generalized estimating equations revealed that mothers born LBW preterm were more likely to deliver LBW (adjusted OR 1.94, 95% CI 1.39–2.71) or preterm (adjusted OR 1.65, 95% CI 1.20–2.27) than mothers born with normal weight or at term. In addition, mothers who had an LBW sibling were 44% more likely to have an LBW infant (OR 1.44, 95% CI 1.04–2.00). A consistent finding was also observed for mothers who had a PTB sibling (OR 1.47, 95% CI 1.10–1.95). Mothers who were LBW at birth or had any LBW siblings, especially two or more siblings, were more likely to repeat this adverse birth outcome. The same association was also observed in mothers who were born preterm.
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- Dong Liu
- University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public Health, 984355 Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-4355, United States.,Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, 301 Centennial Mall South, Lincoln, NE 68509, United States
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- University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89154, United States
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- University of Nebraska Medical Center, College of Public Health, 984355 Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-4355, United States
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- University of Nevada, Las Vegas, 4505 S. Maryland Pkwy, Las Vegas, NV 89154, United States
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- Tenth People's Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University School of Medicine, 301 Yanchang Middle Rd, Zha Bei Qu, Shanghai 200072, China
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- Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, 301 Centennial Mall South, Lincoln, NE 68509, United States
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Bain LE, Muftugil-Yalcin S, Amoakoh-Coleman M, Zweekhorst MBM, Becquet R, de Cock Buning T. Decision-making preferences and risk factors regarding early adolescent pregnancy in Ghana: stakeholders' and adolescents' perspectives from a vignette-based qualitative study. Reprod Health 2020; 17:141. [PMID: 32917278 PMCID: PMC7488420 DOI: 10.1186/s12978-020-00992-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2020] [Accepted: 09/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Worldwide, over half of the adolescent pregnancies recorded are unintended. The decision to continue the pregnancy to term or to opt for an abortion is a constant dilemma that is directly or indirectly influenced by stakeholders and also by the wider social environment. This study aimed at understanding the perceived decision-making preferences and determinants of early adolescent pregnancy in the Jamestown area of Accra in Ghana. METHODS A vignette-based qualitative study design was used. Eight focus group discussions were carried among various purposively selected groups of participants: parents, teachers, adolescent students who had not been pregnant before, and adolescents who had had at least one pregnancy in the past. The vignette was a hypothetical case of a 15-year-old high school student who had not experienced her menses for the past 6 weeks. The data were analyzed using a thematic analysis approach. RESULTS Lack of parent-daughter communication, the taboo on discussing sex-related issues in households and weak financial autonomy were considered to be the main contributing factors to the high early adolescent pregnancy rates in the community. Partner readiness to assume responsibility for the girl and the baby was a key consideration in either continuing the pregnancy to term or opting for an abortion. The father was overwhelmingly considered to be the one to take the final decision regarding the pregnancy outcome. Irrespective of the fact that the respondents were very religious, opting for an abortion was considered acceptable under special circumstances, especially if the pregnant adolescent was doing well in school. CONCLUSION Inadequate and inappropriate communication practices around sexuality issues, as well as weak financial autonomy are the major predictors of early adolescent pregnancy in this community. The father is perceived to be the main decision maker regarding a young adolescent's pregnancy outcome. Policy-makers should carefully evaluate the implications of this overwhelming perceived desire for the father to be the final decision-maker regarding adolescent pregnancy outcomes in this community.
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- Luchuo Engelbert Bain
- Athena Institute for Research on Innovation and Communication in Health and Life Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- Infectious Diseases in Lower Income Countries (IDLIC) Team, Inserm, Bordeaux Population Health Research Centre, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France.
- Lincoln International Institute for Rural Health (LIIRH), College of Social Science, University of Lincoln, Brayford Pool, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, UK.
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- Athena Institute for Research on Innovation and Communication in Health and Life Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Epidemiology, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana
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- Athena Institute for Research on Innovation and Communication in Health and Life Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Infectious Diseases in Lower Income Countries (IDLIC) Team, Inserm, Bordeaux Population Health Research Centre, University of Bordeaux, Bordeaux, France
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- Athena Institute for Research on Innovation and Communication in Health and Life Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Emerging adulthood is a developmental period with high rates of sexual risk behavior. Effective parenting practices can reduce the likelihood of this behavior, but most research on the protective effects of parenting focuses on mothers. Research is needed to assess the role of paternal parenting in regards to their children's sexual risk behavior, particularly for children of teen mothers, who show a greater likelihood of risky sexual behaviors than those with older mothers. We investigated associations between residential fathers' parenting processes-communication, disapproval of teen sexual behavior, parental presence, and closeness-during adolescence and sexual risk behaviors reported by their children in emerging adulthood. Using multiple group structural equation modeling with data from 7399 participants at Wave I and Wave III of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (Add Health), we examined whether and how residential fathers' parenting relates to their children's sexual risk behavior independent of mothers' parenting processes, and whether these associations differ across children's sex and for children of teen and older mothers. We found that adolescents' perceptions of higher father disapproval of teen sexual behavior predicted lower levels of sexual risk behavior during emerging adulthood with no significant differences across emerging adults' sex or for children of teen relative to older mothers. Our findings suggest that teens' relationships with their fathers during adolescence are important for their future sexual health, despite a general understanding of emerging adulthood as a period characterized by independence and separation from parents. Additionally, our results suggest that even though children of teen mothers show greater likelihood of risky sexual behaviors than those of older parents, the processes through which fathers can support teens' sexual health may be similar.
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