Correlates of adolescent pregnancy in La Paz, Bolivia: findings from a quantitative-qualitative study.(Statistical Data Included)

Adolescence | June 22, 2002| | Copyright

Adolescence is a transitional period characterized by opportunities for healthful development as well as risks for adverse health and social outcomes. It is now widely recognized that an adolescent's prospects for healthful development are influenced by myriad social, psychological, economic, and cultural factors (Kirby, 1999; Leffert et al., 1998; Resnick et al., 1997). Some of these (e.g., poverty, affiliation with peers who engage in high-risk behaviors, low self-esteem) appear to be risk factors for adverse health and social outcomes, while others (e.g., high parental ...

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