Pregnancy desire among disadvantaged African American adolescent females

Susan L. Davies; Ralph J. DiClemente; Gina M. Wingood; Kathleen F. Harrington; Richard A. Crosby; Catlainn Sionean

doi:10.5993/AJHB.27.1.6

Pregnancy desire among disadvantaged African American adolescent females

Susan L. Davies, Ralph J. DiClemente, Gina M. Wingood, Kathleen F. Harrington, Richard A. Crosby, Catlainn Sionean

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Objective: To examine the prevalence and correlates of wanting to become pregnant among a sample of 462 sexually active nonpregnant African American adolescent females. Methods: Multivariate logistic regression was used to calculate adjusted odds ratios, their 95% confidence intervals, and respective P values. Results: Significant correlates with pregnancy desire included having a male partner who desired pregnancy, having a boyfriend at least 5 years older, having low self-esteem, perceiving greater perceived barriers to condom use, and perceiving low family support. Conclusions: Pregnancy prevention programs designed for economically disadvantaged African American adolescent females should address these correlates of their pregnancy desire.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	55-62
Number of pages	8
Journal	American Journal of Health Behavior
Volume	27
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5993/AJHB.27.1.6
State	Published - 2003

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Adolescent pregnancy
African Americans
Pregnancy desire

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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

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