Accessibility of sexual health services in teenage sexual health service users: local area geospatial analysis
Author(s) -
Jonathan Olsen,
Penny A. Cook,
Sue Forster,
Penelope A. Phillips–Howard
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.916
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1741-3850
pISSN - 1741-3842
DOI - 10.1093/pubmed/fdr120
Subject(s) - geospatial analysis , reproductive health , teenage pregnancy , environmental health , health services , public health , service (business) , medicine , geography , business , psychology , nursing , population , cartography , marketing
Teenage pregnancy rates in the UK are the highest in Western Europe. Causes of teenage pregnancies are multifaceted with complex interplay of social, lifestyle and wider determinants influencing risk. Improving access to sexual health services through community services is an important factor in attempting to tackle this issue, but few studies have examined factors that influence this.
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