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Teen Sexuality: Empowering Teens to Decide
Author(s) -
Webb Wanda
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
review of policy research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.832
H-Index - 45
eISSN - 1541-1338
pISSN - 1541-132X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1541-1338.1994.tb00583.x
Subject(s) - human sexuality , intervention (counseling) , reproductive health , teen pregnancy , sexually active , psychology , sexual behavior , population , family planning , developmental psychology , social psychology , political science , medicine , gender studies , sociology , environmental health , research methodology , psychiatry
Within the last decade, considerable attention has been given toward teen sexuality in the United States. Adolescent pregnancy and limited contraceptive use by teens are viewed as major health and social problems in the United States today. The purpose of this paper is to propose intervention strategies for delaying the onset of sexual behavior among teens and for increasing contraceptive use among teens who are sexually active.