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TOPIC: Teen Pregnancy and Prevention

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  • Adolescent Sexuality: Disentangling the Effects of Family Structure and Family Content. Davis, E.C. and L.V. Friel, (2001). Journal of Marriage and Family, 63(3):669-81.
  • Can government policies help adolescents avoid risky behavior? Bishai, D.M.,D. Mercer, and A. Tapales. (2005). Prev Med, 40(2):197-202.
  • Community effects on youth sexual activity. Baumer, E.P. & S.J. South. (2001) Journal of Marriage & the Family 63(2): p.540-554.
  • Multi-ethnic comparison of risk and protective factors for adolescents pregnancy. Berry, E.H., et al., (2000). Child Adolesc Soc Work J. April 2000,17(2):79-96.
  • Parental monitoring, negotiating unsupervised time, and parental trust: The role of perceived parenting practices in adolescent health risk behaviors. Borawski, E., et al., (2003).. Journal of Adolescent Health, 33:60-70.
  • Sexual trajectories of abused and neglected youths. Brown, J., et al., (2004). J Dev Behav Pediatr, 25(2):77-82.
  • Social capital as a predictor of adolescents' sexual risk behavior: A state-level exploratory study. Crosby, R.A., et al., (2003). AIDS Behav, 7(3):245-52.
  • The amount and timing of parent-adolescent sexual communication as predictors of late adolescent sexual risk-taking behaviors. Clawson, C.L. and M. Reese-Weber. (2003). The Journal of Sex Research, 40(3):256-265.
  • The effects of race/ethnicity, income, and family structure on adolescent risk behaviors. Blum, R.W.,et al., (2000). American Journal of Public Health, 90(12):1879-84.
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  • The sexual debut of girls in early adolescence: the intersection of race, pubertal timing, and friendship group characteristics. Cavanagh, S.E. (2004). Journal of Research on Adolescence,14(3):285-312.
  • When and where do youths have sex? The potential role of adult supervision. Cohen, D.A. et al. (2002). Pediatrics,110(6):e66.

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