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ew Window Help Tools Hearvey.etal-2008 Heavey.et.al-2008.. × Differences in Pregnancy Desire Among Pregnant Female Adolescents at a State-Funded Family Planning Clinic 2 Elizabeth J. Heavey, CNM, PhD, Kirsten B. Moysich, PhD, Andrew Hyland, PhD Charlotte M. Druschel, MD, PhD, and Michael W. Sil, Ph We wished to examine variables associated with pregnancy desire among pregnant adolescents from low socioeconomic backgrounds. This study analyzed 335 charts at a state-funded family planning clinic Participants were adolescents who had a positive pregnancy test at the clinic on the day of the survey Logistic regression was utilized to determine differences in were more than twice as likely to desire pregnancy as African American teens (adjusted odds ratio [AOR. 2.22195% confidence interval Icu. I.22-365. and adolescents who were not in school were alma twice as likely as those who were in school full-time to desire pregnancy (AOR, 1.83; 95% ci, 108-309). Hispanic teens who were not in school were 12 times more likely to desire pregnancy than African American teens who were in school full-time (odds ratio [ORI. I 1.47: 95% C. 368-3575), Adolescent pregnancy desire is significantly associated with educational status and racial background. Developing cultarally appropriate interventions to encourage continued education and asking about community and familial noms pregnancy desire. We found that Hispanic teens are essential steps in addressing this issue. J Miwifery Womens Health 2008 53:130-137 0 2008 by the American College of Nurse-Midwives keywords: adolescent pregnancy, edacation, pregnancy desire, race, teen pregnancy last 40 years. Today, pregnant adolescents are much arried, to continue to have subse- ir twenties while not married a greater likelihood to need extended welfare support than in decades past. The National Center for INTRODUCTION some reported improve ment over the last decade, more likely to be un qet pregnancies into their twenties while not marm n the United States the rates of adolescent pregnancy i remain high compared to other developed natioand have activity and sexual 8
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1) Sample size of the study is 335.
2) It is quantitative study.
3) Dependent variable was the teenagers female.
4) Independent variable is race, stdent status, and types of insurance.
5) Level of measrement is ratio scale.
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