Provision of No-Cost, Long-Acting Contraception and Teenage Pregnancy
Author(s) -
Gina M. Secura,
Tessa Madden,
Colleen McNicholas,
Jennifer L. Mullersman,
Christina Buckel,
Qiuhong Zhao,
Jeffrey F. Peipert
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
new england journal of medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 19.889
H-Index - 1030
eISSN - 1533-4406
pISSN - 0028-4793
DOI - 10.1056/nejmoa1400506
Subject(s) - long acting reversible contraception , medicine , unintended pregnancy , pregnancy , abortion , teenage pregnancy , demography , fertility , obstetrics , family planning , cohort study , population , cohort , gynecology , environmental health , pathology , sociology , biology , research methodology , genetics
The rate of teenage pregnancy in the United States is higher than in other developed nations. Teenage births result in substantial costs, including public assistance, health care costs, and income losses due to lower educational attainment and reduced earning potential.
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