| Literature DB >> 1599737 |
S H Wilson1, T P Brown, R G Richards.
Abstract
Nationally available data on teenage fertility, family planning care and mortality were analysed to determine the relationship between teenage conception, availability of abortion and family planning care, and an indicator of socioeconomic disadvantage--the Standardized Mortality Ratio (SMR). In the 14 regions of England the strongest correlate of teenage conception and of the proportion of teenage conceptions aborted was female all-causes SMR. High levels of provision of NHS abortion services and uptake of family planning clinic care did not significantly reduce teenage fertility. Provision of traditional family planning services obviously plays an important role in preventing teenage pregnancy, but innovation in this service coupled with a concerted effort to reduce social disadvantage might have a greater impact on teenage fertility in England.Entities:
Keywords: Abortion Rate; Abortion, Induced; Administrative Districts; Adolescent Pregnancy; Adolescents; Adolescents, Female; Age Factors; Data Analysis; Death Rate; Delivery Of Health Care; Demographic Factors; Developed Countries; Dropout Characteristics; Dropouts; Economic Factors; England; Europe; Family Planning; Family Planning Centers; Family Planning Clinic Attendance; Family Planning Program Evaluation; Family Planning Programs; Fertility; Fertility Control, Postconception; Geographic Factors; Health; Health Facilities; Intermediate Variables; Mortality; Nonacceptor Characteristics; Nonacceptors; Nonmetropolitan Population; Northern Europe; Organization And Administration; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Program Activities; Programs; Reproductive Behavior; Research Methodology; Service Statistics; Social Class; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Spatial Distribution; United Kingdom; Urban Population; Urban Spatial Distribution; Youth
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Year: 1992 PMID： 1599737
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Public Health Med ISSN： 0957-4832