Early Sexual Experiences and Pregnancy Wastage in Two Cultures
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 2962984 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert Michielutte (Robert Michielutte, Associate Professor), C Allen Haney (C. Allen Haney, Associate Professor), Clark E Vincent (Carl M. Cochrane, Professor), Carl M Cochrane (Wake Forest University) |
| Year | 1973 |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 225-238 |
| Publication date | 1973-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Comparative Family Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0047-2328 • E-ISSN: 1929-9850 |
| Publisher | University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3138/jcfs.4.2.225 |
| OpenAlex | W2207759742 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 3 |
This study has examined the relationship between pregnancy wastage and four early sexual experience variables. Data from two countries were utilized for the analysis; a sample of southern, black, low-income women in the United States, and a sample of primarily lowincome women in Costa Rica. The analysis indicated that age at first marriage, age at first intercourse, and age first learned of contraception have little relationship to pregnancy wastage. Age at first conception was found to be weakly related to pregnancy wastage after controlling for age and marital status. Women who had their first conception at an early age experienced slightly greater pregnancy wastage. It is possible that response and/or measurement error as well as the effect of variables not considered in the analysis may be responsible for the absence of clear relationships between age at early; sexual events and pregnancy wastage. However, it is also possible that pregnancy wastage does not vary appreciably for different subgroups of women and that most women are subject to a uniformly low risk of pregnancy wastage
Biology · Fertility · Gynecology · Marital status · Obstetrics · Population · Pregnancy · Sexual intercourse · Sociology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Demography · Medicine · Reproductive Health and Contraception · Sex work and related issues
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |