Abuse of adolescents: what can we learn from pregnant teen-agers?
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Awhonn'S Clinical Issues in Perinatal and Women'S Health Nursing
|January 1, 1993
Abstract:
One of the most perplexing issues for nurses working with abused women is the extent of violence experienced by teen-agers. This article presents research findings from a study of pregnant women and teen-agers in Baltimore and Houston that found 32% of pregnant teen-agers reported having been physically or sexually abused in the prior year. The rate of abuse during pregnancy was 22% for teen-agers. Teen-age violence is discussed in terms of possible reasons for teen-agers to be reluctant to report abuse and nursing considerations in the assessment and intervention of adolescents experiencing abuse.
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