Exploring Knowledge, Beliefs, and Attitudes about Teen Pregnancy among Latino Parents in Arkansas
- 1 August 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Southern Medical Association in Southern Medical Journal
- Vol. 113 (8), 386-391
- https://doi.org/10.14423/smj.0000000000001129
Abstract
Objectives: Arkansas has the highest incidence of teen pregnancy in 15- to 19-year-olds in the United States, and Latinas remain one of the cultural groups that are most at risk of becoming adolescent mothers. Teen mothers and their children are more likely to face poor socioeconomic conditions and negative health sequelae that perpetuate the cycle of poverty. Tailored interventions meant for...Keywords
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