Open AccessTravel Time to Title X Facilities and Teenage Birth Rates in North Carolina
Author(s) -
Christopher A. Bennett,
Paul L. Delamater
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
maternal and child health journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1573-6628
pISSN - 1092-7875
DOI - 10.1007/s10995-020-02908-4
Subject(s) - geographic information system , demography , bivariate analysis , medicine , population , geography , poverty , geographic variation , socioeconomic status , public health , socioeconomics , environmental health , cartography , economic growth , statistics , mathematics , economics , nursing , sociology
In the United States, Title X facilities are understood to be an effective starting point for improving teenagers' reproductive health outcomes, including unintended pregnancy. We investigate geographic accessibility of Title X facilities and the relationship between geographic accessibility of Title X facilities and teenage birth rates in the state of North Carolina (NC).