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Pregnancy in adolescence

M Palau
- 15 Apr 1992 - 
- Vol. 9, Iss: 6, pp 284-286
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This article is published in Atencion Primaria.The article was published on 1992-04-15 and is currently open access. It has received 94 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Pregnancy & Fertility.

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Adolescentes e grávidas: onde buscam apoio?

TL;DR: This paper found that adolescents gravidez puderam contar com o apoio da familia, principalmente dos pais e, com menos frequencia com o do pai do bebe, bem como a aceitacao da gravidesz, relacao com o abandono escolar, a visao idealizada dessas garotas acerca da gestacao e expectativas future, a preocupacao with aspectos biologicos, a despreocupaccao com problemas
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Changing Attitudes toward Premarital Sex: Cohort, Period, and Aging Effects

TL;DR: For example, the authors found that in 1969, more than 75 percent of American adults with an opinion on premarital sex said that it was wrong, and by the 1980s only 33-37 percent of the American adults said that pre-marital sexual behavior was either "always" or "almost always" wrong.
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Exploring the Influence of Family Communication Patterns, Cognitive Complexity, and Interpersonal Competence on Adolescent Risk Behaviors

TL;DR: In this article, the authors examined how family communication patterns, cognitive complexity, and interpersonal competence influence certain adolescent risk behaviors, such as drinking, smoking, and sexual intercourse, in interpersonal relationships.
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Comparing the biological and psychosocial risks of pregnancy between groups of adolescents and adults

TL;DR: Pregnancy in adolescence appears to constitute a psychosocial problem rather than a biological risk, and in adolescents, there was significantly more breast-feeding than in adult mothers, while in adults, there were significantly more check-ups.
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Premarital sexual activity and contraceptive use in Santiago, Chile.

TL;DR: The high rates of premarital and unintended pregnancy among young women and the low prevalence of effective contraceptive use indicate a need for greater emphasis on sex education and family planning services directed at adolescents and unmarried young adults in Santiago.
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