Rural–Urban Disparities in Pregnancy Intentions, Births, and Abortions Among US Adolescent and Young Women, 1995–2017

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Study examining disparities in intendedness and resolution of first pregnancies among rural and urban adolescent and young women using 2002-2017 data from the National Survey of Family Growth. Breaks down data by race/ethnicity, by urban, rural, and suburban residence, and by state. Discusses public health implications of the findings.

April Sutton, Daniel T. Lichter, Sharon Sassler

American Journal of Public Health, 109(12), 1762-1769

12/2019

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Health disparities · Maternal health and prenatal care · Rural-urban differences · State-by-state data · Statistics and data · Women · State-by-state