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PubMed1985

A study of low socioeconomic status, black teenage fathers and their nonfather peers.

Demographic background, attitude and knowledge about pregnancy and contraception, and family characteristics and dynamics of 100 teenage fathers were studied and compared with those of 100 nonfather, age-matched peers. The subjects' age ranged from 14 to 19 years with a mean age of 17.5 years. Nearly all subjects were black and were from families of low socioeconomic status. There were no differences between the two groups for age at first sexual intercourse (mean 12.5 years) and frequency of intercourse in the last year. More control subjects than fathers perceived pregnancy as disruptive of their future plans for school, job, and marriage. Teenage fathers were more likely to have mothers who were teenage parents (77% v 53%, P = .0007). In both groups, one third of their brothers and 44% of their sisters were teenage parents. Both groups had poor knowledge about the risk of pregnancy and the effectiveness of contraceptives. In both groups, negative attitudes about contraceptives represent barriers to their use. Both groups of subjects became sexually active at young ages, had poor knowledge about pregnancy prevention, and often had unprotected intercourse. Although there were many similarities between the two groups, the teenage fathers, in particular, seemed to come from an environment in which teenage pregnancy was common, accepted, and perceived to be minimally disruptive of their lives now or in the future.

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PubMed1985

Sex, drugs, rock 'n' roll: an introduction.

Despite their apparent physical health, adolescents frequently engage in behaviors that increase their risk of physical harm, jeopardize their future, and dismay their parents. Among these activities are sexual activity and drug use. This article will summarize data about the current levels of teenage pregnancy and drug use among teenagers and will critique the studies that produce this data. When viewed in perspective, levels of premature sexual activity and drug usage among teenagers may not be quite as alarming as previously thought.

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PubMed1985

Sex, drugs, rock 'n' roll: are solutions possible?--A commentary.

Understanding the demographics of teenage pregnancy and teenage drug abuse is far easier than thinking of solutions to either. Nevertheless, solutions--at least partial solutions--do exist. Several successful programs and their essential components are discussed. Prevention of early teenage drug and sexual experimentation intersect in several key areas: the family, the media, the role of the physician, the appropriateness of prevention, and the need to understand what is normal adolescent behavior. Only when these dual problems are thoroughly understood and their etiologies in adult society are acknowledged will attempts at "solutions" be successful.

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PubMed1972

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