African American adolescents
Study: Teen Moms Face Unnecessary Obstacles Accessing IUDs
by Lee Hasselbacher, University of Chicago
and Dr. Melissa Gilliam, University of Chicago
October 6, 2011 - 10:32am (Print)
Researchers at the University of Chicago interviewed African-American, first-time adolescent mothers to determine what obstacles (other than cost) preventing them from obtaining IUDs.
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Adolescent Girls Bear Highest Burden of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, According to CDC
by Jodi Jacobson, Editor in Chief, RH Reality Check
November 24, 2009 - 9:14am (Print)
An annual report on sexually transmitted diseases released today by the US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reports that in 2008 adolescent girls 15–19 years of age had the largest reported number of chlamydia and gonorrhea cases when compared to any other age group.
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