Adolescent pregnancy and childbearing: new data, new challenges.
Adolescent pregnancy and childbearing: new data, new challenges.
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青少年怀孕和生育：新数据，新挑战。
作者：
E. Mcanarney
根据Zelnik和Kantner在1980年发表的一项研究，大约70%的未婚年轻女性在19岁之前就有过性行为。在克拉克和同事最近的一项研究中，在巴尔的摩市一所内城区学校就读的黑人男性青少年中，约有87%的人报告说有过性行为。估计有100万名少女怀孕是由这种性行为造成的；大约三分之二的人最终分娩，三分之一的人堕胎大多数怀孕的少女未婚；在那些生孩子的人中，大多数都留下了孩子。
According to a study published by Zelnik and Kantner in 1980,1 approximately 70% of unmarried young women reported having had coitus by 19 years of age. In a recent study by Clark and colleagues,2 approximately 87% of black male adolescents attending an inner-city school in Baltimore reported having had coitus. An estimated 1 million adolescent pregnancies result from this coital activity; approximately two thirds eventuate in births and one third in abortion.3 Most pregnant adolescents are unmarried; of those who give birth, most keep their children.
Even though the demographic data have not changed over time, our understanding of the risks of adolescent childbearing has improved.