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Fertility control services for adolescents: access and utilization

F S Jaffe, J G Dryfoos

    Family Planning Perspectives
    |July 1, 1976
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    Each year, over a million teen pregnancies occur, with many unintended. While effective birth control is available, millions of at-risk teens still lack access to these crucial reproductive health services.

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    Area of Science:

    • Reproductive Health
    • Adolescent Medicine
    • Public Health

    Background:

    • Teen pregnancy remains a significant public health issue, affecting over a million adolescents annually.
    • A substantial proportion of teenage pregnancies and births are unintended, highlighting unmet needs in reproductive healthcare.
    • Social factors, such as births outside of marriage, are also prevalent among teenage mothers.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To summarize the scope of teenage pregnancy and unintended births.
    • To assess the utilization and accessibility of effective birth control methods among at-risk adolescents.
    • To underscore the gap in access to contraception for a significant number of teenagers.

    Main Methods:

    • Analysis of existing data on teenage pregnancy rates.
    • Review of statistics on birth outcomes, including live births, abortions, and out-of-wedlock births.
    • Examination of current contraceptive use and unmet needs among adolescents at risk of unintended pregnancy.

    Main Results:

    • Over one million teenagers experience pregnancy annually.
    • Approximately six in 10 pregnancies result in live births, with the remainder ending in abortion.
    • More than one-third of births occur outside of marriage, and a majority of pregnancies and births are unintended.
    • While two million at-risk teenagers use effective contraception, an equal number are denied access.

    Conclusions:

    • Teenage pregnancy and unintended births represent a critical challenge in adolescent reproductive health.
    • There is a significant disparity between the need for and access to effective birth control methods among teenagers.
    • Addressing the unmet need for contraception is essential to reduce unintended pregnancies and improve adolescent health outcomes.

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