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ERIC Number: EJ1102845
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2016-Jul
Pages: 7
Abstractor: As Provided
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0022-4391
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Availability of Reproductive Health Care Services at Schools and Subsequent Birth Outcomes among Adolescent Mothers
Madkour, Aubrey S.; Xie, Yiqiong; Harville, Emily W.
Journal of School Health, v86 n7 p488-494 Jul 2016
Background: Adverse birth outcomes are more common among adolescent versus adult mothers, but little is known about school-based services that may improve birth outcomes in this group. Methods: Data from Waves I and IV of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health were analyzed. Girls and women who gave birth to singleton live infants after Wave I and before age 20, were still in secondary school while pregnant, and had complete data (N = 402) were included. Mothers reported infants' birthweight and gestational age. School administrators reported whether family planning counseling, diagnostic screening (including sexually transmitted diseases [STDs]), STD treatment, and prenatal/postpartum health care were provided on-site at school at Wave I. Multilevel models adjusted for individual and school characteristics were conducted. Results: Few schools offered reproductive health care services on-site. In multilevel analyses, availability of family planning counseling (Est. ß = 0.21, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.04-0.38 p < 0.05) and prenatal/postpartum health care (Est. ß = 0.21, 95% CI 0.02-0.40 p < 0.05) were significantly associated with increased infant birthweight. No services examined were significantly associated with increased gestational age. Conclusions: Some school-based reproductive health services may improve subsequent birth outcomes among adolescent mothers. Future analyses should examine the mechanisms by which services impact birth outcomes.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) (NIH)
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health
Grant or Contract Numbers: 1R03HD06724001