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Clinicians' Views on Reproductive Needs and Services for Teens With Negative Pregnancy Tests
Author(s) -
Daley Alison Moriarty,
Sadler Lois S.,
Leventhal John M.,
Cromwell Polly,
Reynolds Heather D.
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal for specialists in pediatric nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.499
H-Index - 38
eISSN - 1744-6155
pISSN - 1539-0136
DOI - 10.1111/j.1088-145x.2004.00041.x
Subject(s) - pregnancy , medicine , psychology , nursing , family medicine , obstetrics , biology , genetics
ISSUES AND PURPOSE To explore services available to adolescent girls at the time of the negative pregnancy test (NPT) in an urban community. DESIGN AND METHODS Clinicans focus groups were conducted to identify the needs of adolescents at the time of a NPT result. RESULTS Teens access care in a variety of ways, services provided at the time of a NPT were agency and clinical dependent, and strategies for follow‐up care often were unstructured. Few services were available for parents or partners. Barriers included difficulty communicating with agencies, lack of staff trained to work with adolescents, and time/financial constraints. CONCLUSION Adolescents need comprehensive, teen‐friendly reproductive care at the time of a NPT results.