What do adolescent parents need to prevent repeat pregnancy? A qualitative investigation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12893409 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Grace S Hubel (0000-0002-3084-8905, College of Charleston, corresponding author), Angela D Moreland (0000-0002-6055-4895, Medical University of South Carolina) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 21-31 |
| Publication date | 2019-09-18 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Vulnerable Children and Youth Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1745-0136 • E-ISSN: 1745-0128 |
| Publisher | Routledge (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/17450128.2019.1668580 |
| OpenAlex | W2973697418 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 32 |
Adolescent mothers and their families are vulnerable to a range of problematic outcomes, including the public health problem of repeat adolescent pregnancy. Repeat adolescent pregnancy can cause reproductive health problems and further hinders the adolescent’s ability to finish high school, achieve economic independence, and successfully care for a young child. Unfortunately, the effectiveness of current strategies to prevent repeat adolescent pregnancy is limited. This qualitative study aimed to understand the needs of pregnant and newly parenting adolescents related to interventions and contraceptive strategies to delay repeat pregnancy. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 10 adolescents (age 14–17; 90% Black; 10% White). The young women interviewed were enrolled in a residential program with the mission of providing housing and services to at-risk, socioeconomically disadvantaged pregnant and parenting adolescents. Themes emerged from the interviews that provided insight into the adolescent’s varied needs related to, as well as reasons for lack of openness to, sexual health education and contraceptive counseling. Peers appeared to be important sources of influence and often shared negative information about contraceptive use. Implications are discussed related to delivery of sexual health education and contraceptive counseling to adolescent parents
Adolescent health · Developmental psychology · Disadvantaged · Environmental health · Family medicine · Family planning · Population · Pregnancy · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Public health · Qualitative research · Reproductive health · Unintended pregnancy · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Global Maternal and Child Health · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Reproductive Health and Contraception
Contraceptive Counseling
Creating an Enabling Environment for Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health
The qualitative content analysis process
Short Interpregnancy Interval Associated with Preterm Birth in US Adolescents
Efficacy of a Randomized Cell Phone-Based Counseling Intervention in Postponing Subsequent Pregnancy Among Teen Mothers
Relationship Between Birth Spacing, Child Maltreatment, and Child Behavior and Development Outcomes Among At-Risk Families
Systematic review of sexual risk among pregnant and mothering teens in the USA
The “kaleidoscope” of factors influencing urban adolescent pregnancy in Baltimore, Maryland
Under the shadow of Tuskegee
Developing and Using a Codebook for the Analysis of Interview Data
| Citation velocity | historical |
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| Highly cited | No |