Mp highlights teen pregnancy rates
Pregnancy rates may be an underestimate, say researchers
NEW YORK, May 22 — Teenage pregnancy rates may be higher in high-poverty neighborhoods than previously thought, says a study published today by the University of Washington’s School of Public Health and Medicine.
«Higher rates may reflect more people being exposed to pregnancy-related risks during school hours or during travel to and from work, in the workplace or during travel to호 게임 or from school, or in urban areas that may be more exposed to risks,» says study author Susan Blum, PhD, associate professor of medicine. «For this reason, we may underestimate the risks associated with high school pregnancies.»
High-poverty nei코인 카지노ghborh카니발 카지노oods, in contrast, did not appear to have high rates of teen pregnancies, the study found. High-poverty neighborhoods were identified as high-poverty urban areas with low levels of low-income teens (up to 30 percent). In these low-income areas, only 1 in 4 teenaged teens had a parent who reported high blood pressure during the previous 30 days, and 1 in 10 had diabetes, hypertension, or cancer. Among these lowest-income teens, only a few were obese.
By contrast, low-income teens were 1 in 2 if they were overweight, obese, or both, the study reports.
«Some of the information in this paper suggests that the high-poverty neighborhoods may not be as poor as most assume,» says the study, led by Dr. Blum and published online in the April issue of Pediatrics. «And it may take additional educational approaches and interventions to ensure that the public health and educational systems improve their policies and practices to address the issues of high teen pregnancy rates and other health problems among disadvantaged adolescents.»
The study was conducted to better understand the prevalence, risk factors, consequences and long-term health outcomes of teen pregnancy among African American and other ethnic minorities.
In previous research on teen pregnancy, the researchers identified a range of socioeconomic disparities, including high rates of teen pregnancy and health disparities between African American youth and their white counterparts. Although teens of different racial/ethnic groups might experience different health risks related to pregnancy, the new research provides an opportunity to address these disparities by examining the prevalence and impact of teen pregnancy patterns by socioeconomic group, Dr. Blum says.
«Since the onset of U.S. urban development, we have recognized the fact that high-poverty communities are important sources of high-risk pregnancy and health exposures,» Dr