TY - JOUR
T1 - Adolescents' Use of School-Based Health Clinics for Reproductive Health Services
T2 - Data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health
AU - Crosby, Richard A.
AU - St. Lawrence, Janet
PY - 2000/1
Y1 - 2000/1
N2 - Offering reproductive health services to students through school-based clinics (SBCs) may be a valuable public health strategy. Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, this report describes adolescents' use of SBCs for family planning and STD-related services. Of more than 1,200 students receiving reproductive health services in the year preceding the survey, 13.3% received family planning services from a SBC and 8.9% received STD-related services. Rural residence, no driver's license, younger age, and minority ethnicity increased the likelihood of using a SBC for family planning services. Rural residence, minority ethnicity, male gender, having a physical exam from a SBC, and less perceived parental approval of sex increased the likelihood of using a SBC for STD-related services. Further research should determine factors that increase adolescents' acceptance of reproductive health services from a SBC. (J Sch Health. 2000;70(1):22-27).
AB - Offering reproductive health services to students through school-based clinics (SBCs) may be a valuable public health strategy. Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, this report describes adolescents' use of SBCs for family planning and STD-related services. Of more than 1,200 students receiving reproductive health services in the year preceding the survey, 13.3% received family planning services from a SBC and 8.9% received STD-related services. Rural residence, no driver's license, younger age, and minority ethnicity increased the likelihood of using a SBC for family planning services. Rural residence, minority ethnicity, male gender, having a physical exam from a SBC, and less perceived parental approval of sex increased the likelihood of using a SBC for STD-related services. Further research should determine factors that increase adolescents' acceptance of reproductive health services from a SBC. (J Sch Health. 2000;70(1):22-27).
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U2 - 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2000.tb06442.x
DO - 10.1111/j.1746-1561.2000.tb06442.x
M3 - Article
C2 - 10697810
AN - SCOPUS:0033630968
SN - 0022-4391
VL - 70
SP - 22
EP - 27
JO - Journal of School Health
JF - Journal of School Health
IS - 1
ER -