Open AccessThe Impact of Government Policies and Neighborhood Characteristics on Teenage Sexual Activity and Contraceptive Use
Author(s) -
Susan L. Averett,
Daniel I. Rees,
Laura M. Argys
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.92.11.1773
Subject(s) - family planning , national survey of family growth , abortion , sexually active , leverage (statistics) , multivariate probit model , demography , government (linguistics) , psychology , context (archaeology) , family planning policy , population , medicine , environmental health , geography , pregnancy , economics , research methodology , sociology , biology , computer science , econometrics , genetics , linguistics , philosophy , archaeology , machine learning
This study sought to examine the effects of government policies and neighborhood characteristics on adolescent female sexual behavior to better inform future public policy decisions.