Delayed abortion among teenagers
Can a population at risk be identified
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15216649 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Vered Slonim‐nevo (0000-0003-3220-9039, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, corresponding author), Jon Anson (0000-0002-8150-9428, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev), Jody Sova (Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services) |
| Year | 1995 |
| Volume | 16 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 101-112 |
| Publication date | 1995-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Health Care For Women International (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0739-9332 • E-ISSN: 1096-4665 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07399339509516162 |
| PMID | 7759342 |
| OpenAlex | W1994636471 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 13 |
Although only a small proportion of abortions performed in the United States are second-trimester abortions, teenagers obtain a large percentage of them. Yet the literature on abortion seekers is remarkably lacking in a discussion of who the pregnant teenagers who seek abortions are, particularly those who seek second-trimester abortions. We report a study of 97 adolescents who turned for help to a public abortion clinic in Missouri during 1989. We examined the impact of demographic variables, social-behavioral variables, and pregnancy-related variables (pregnancy, contraception, and abortion histories and attitudes toward abortion) on the stage of pregnancy at which the teens arrived at the clinic. Only contraceptive use and a positive attitude toward abortion were predictive of late arrival at the abortion clinic
Abortion · Environmental health · Population · Pregnancy · Sociology · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Demography · Medicine · Psychology · Reproductive Health and Contraception
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |