Education and the resolution of teenage pregnancy in Australia

Bibliographic Data

ID3648968
AuthorsAnn Evans (0000-0003-2937-8106, Australian National University, corresponding author)
Year2004
Volume13
Issue1
Pages27-42
Publication date2004-09-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueHealth Sociology Review (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1446-1242 • E-ISSN: 1839-3551
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.5172/hesr.13.1.27
OpenAlexW2033660846
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited7

Research on the decision to continue or terminate a teenage pregnancy is sparse. This paper seeks to address this gap in research by analysing the educational dimensions of the decision to continue or terminate a teenage pregnancy using data collected in a purpose specific survey in Australia. The paper begins by exploring the timing of pregnancy, abortion and birth in relation to leaving or finishing high school. It then examines the associations between education factors and the decision to terminate or continue a teenage pregnancy. Completed level, school marks and subject preference were all found to discriminate between those who continued and those who terminated their pregnancies. The findings suggest that young women who have a stronger attachment to school are more likely to terminate than continue their pregnancies, particularly for young women in rural and regional Australia

Political science · Project commissioning · Publishing · Sociology · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Gender Studies · Homelessness and Social Issues · Law · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare

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