What do adolescent parents need to prevent repeat pregnancy? A qualitative investigation

Datos Bibliográficos

ID12893409
AutoresGrace S Hubel (0000-0002-3084-8905, College of Charleston, autor de correspondencia), Angela D Moreland (0000-0002-6055-4895, Medical University of South Carolina)
Año2019
Volumen15
Número1
Páginas21-31
Fecha de publicación2019-09-18
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaVulnerable Children and Youth Studies (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1745-0136 • E-ISSN: 1745-0128
EditorialRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/17450128.2019.1668580
OpenAlexW2973697418
IdiomaEN
Referencias citadas32

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