Discusses the problem of adolescent pregnancy and focuses on improving contraception as a practical solution. Describes the advantages and disadvantages of existing methods (the condom, the pill, and the contraceptive sponge). Predicts that the development of a fundamentally new contraceptive, such as a monthly menses-inducer pill, will not occur…

Asserts that cognitive skills that develop during adolescence are crucial to successful contraceptive practice and that practitioners must understand special developmental setting in which adolescent sexual growth and experimentation occur in order to impact contraceptive use. Demonstrates how health and medical providers can work together to…

Public concern over adolescent sexual and contraceptive behavior is increasing. One recommended policy response is for states to pass legislation giving minors the right to consent to reproductive health services. Such services are likely to benefit individuals, families, and society. (KH)

This report discusses the ongoing movement to provide health care and health information to adolescents through school-based clinics and other programs. The report begins with an overview of programs, focusing on: the unique health needs of adolescents; the growth in the number of school-based clinics; goals and objectives of the special programs;…

The authors review trends in the problem area of teen pregnancy and the consequences of early parenthood for the family. Current efforts in this problem area are highlighted. The authors make seven recommendations to home economists. (CH)

A family planning clinic which was part of a large public maternity hospital in Salvador Bahia, Brazil received a grant to expand its services and to evaluate a service model focusing on client counseling and education. The counseling, education, and service provision process included individual pre-consultation with a nurse, group education and…

Consists of two articles on teen pregnancy. Newcomer describes why pregnancy prevention programs do not always work and tells what must be done to make them more effective. She also discusses curriculum content. Roesel describes a program to serve adolescents who are at risk for pregnancy. (CH)

This document provides a committee report, together with minority views, on the Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention, Care, and Research Grants Act of 1989 (S. 120), as returned to the Senate by the Committee on Labor and Human Resources with a substituting amendment and recommendation for passage. The bill amends the Public Health Service Act to…

Presents a theoretical framework for viewing adolescent contraceptive usage. The problem-solving process is used for developmentally examining the competencies that must be present for effective contraceptive use, including: problem recognition, motivation, generation of alternatives, decision making and implementation. Each aspect is discussed…

The most apparent roadblock to reaching the college-age population is the widespread belief that AIDS is a homosexual disease. College students don't know how to translate what they learn about AIDS into the way they live. Counseling is advocated. (MLW)

AIDS education is seen as the moral and ethical obligation of colleges and to be effective it must be aimed at changing behavior and repeated in different formats. The more effective the program, the more controversial it might be, because effective programs admit that there's explorational behavior by students. (MLW)

Describes efforts to address the problem of teenage pregnancy in Sweden, which has a much lower adolescent fertility rate than the United States. Discusses compulsory sex education; school gynecological clinics and youth centers; the easy availability of the pill and condoms; and cultural and attitudinal differences regarding abortion and…

This book examines the differences between blacks and whites in their early childbearing patterns. In particular it examines the causes of teenage pregnancy and parenting in blacks and its negative effects on parents and children. Fertility data, available information and attitudes about contraception and abortion, education, employment goals, and…

Examines progress in the research on adolescent sexual behavior and pregnancy over the past 20 years, discussing advances in research methodology in five areas, advances in understanding teen pregnancy and finding solutions to problems in five areas, and two new research-based pillars for pregnancy prevention (sex- and HIV-education programs and…

This book presents findings from taped interviews of successful inner-city high school students concerning what their lives were like and what accounted for their success in school. Information is also presented from two additional studies involving their parents and teachers. Chapter 1 explores what the students perceive to be the relationship…