Epidemiological Surveillance of Teen Birth Rates in the United States 2006-2012 [19A]

2017 ◽  
Vol 129 ◽  
pp. 14S ◽  
Author(s):  
Raid Amin ◽  
Julie DeCesare ◽  
Dikea Roussos-Ross
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
The United States ◽  
Epidemiological Surveillance ◽  
Birth Rates ◽  
Teen Birth ◽  
Teen Birth Rates

Decomposing the Moral Community: Religious Contexts and Teen Childbearing

2010 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 320-334 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seth Ovadia ◽  
Laura M. Moore
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Birth Rate ◽  
The United States ◽  
Census Bureau ◽  
United States Census ◽  
United States Census Bureau ◽  
Birth Rates ◽  
Teen Birth ◽  
Teen Birth Rates ◽  
Teen Childbearing

Teen birth rates vary widely across counties in the United States. in this study, we examine whether the religious composition of a county is correlated with the rate of teen childbearing using both a traditional moral communities approach and a “decomposed” version of that framework. Utilizing 2000 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the United States Census Bureau, and the Religious Congregation and Membership Survey, we find that the total percentage of religious adherents in a county is not significantly correlated with the teen birth rate. However, when we decompose the Christian population into major denominational groupings, we find the percentage of evangelical Protestants in a county is positively associated with the teen birth rate while the percentage of Catholics is negatively associated with teen childbearing. Possible explanations for the association between religious context and teen birth rates are discussed, as well as their policy and research implications.

scholarly journals How Much Can Expanding Access to Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives Reduce Teen Birth Rates?

2017 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 348-376 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jason M. Lindo ◽  
Analisa Packham
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
State Level ◽  
The United States ◽  
Supporting Evidence ◽  
Synthetic Control ◽  
Birth Rates ◽  
Teen Birth ◽  
Teen Birth Rates ◽  
Long Acting ◽  
Long Acting Reversible Contraceptives

We estimate the degree to which expanding access to long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs) can reduce teen birth rates by analyzing Colorado's Family Planning Initiative, the first large-scale policy intervention to expand access to LARCs in the United States. Using a difference-in-differences approach, we find that the $23M program reduced the teen birth rate in counties with clinics receiving funding by 6.4 percent over 5 years. These effects were concentrated in the second through fifth years of the program and in counties with relatively high poverty rates. State-level synthetic control estimates offer supporting evidence but suffer from a lack of power. (JEL H75, I18, I32, J13)

Adolescent Birth Rates and Rural–Urban Differences by Levels of Deprivation and Health Professional Shortage Areas in the United States, 2017–2018

2021 ◽  
Vol 111 (1) ◽  
pp. 136-144
Author(s):  
Sylvester O. Orimaye ◽  
Nathan Hale ◽  
Edward Leinaar ◽  
Michael G. Smith ◽  
Amal Khoury
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Rural Communities ◽  
Health Professional ◽  
Health Resources ◽  
The United States ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Birth Rates ◽  
Rural Counties ◽  
Adolescent Birth ◽  
The Impact

Objectives. To examine the differences in adolescent birth rates by deprivation and Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs) in rural and urban counties of the United States in 2017 and 2018. Methods. We analyzed available data on birth rates for females aged 15 to 19 years in the United States using the restricted-use natality files from the National Center for Health Statistics, American Community Survey 5-year population estimates, and the Area Health Resources Files. Results. Rural counties had an additional 7.8 births per 1000 females aged 15 to 19 years (b = 7.84; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 7.13, 8.55) compared with urban counties. Counties with the highest deprivation had an additional 23.1 births per 1000 females aged 15 to 19 years (b = 23.12; 95% CI = 22.30, 23.93), compared with less deprived counties. Rural counties with whole shortage designation had an additional 8.3 births per 1000 females aged 15 to 19 years (b = 8.27; 95% CI = 6.86, 9.67) compared with their urban counterparts. Conclusions. Rural communities across deprivation and HPSA categories showed disproportionately high adolescent birth rates. Future research should examine the extent to which contraceptive access differs among deprived and HPSA-designated rural communities and the impact of policies that may create barriers for rural communities.

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