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Health, Race & Gender

Why is the teen birth rate in the U.S. so high and why does it matter?

by Rozanne Larsen | April 18, 2012

2012 paper from the University of Maryland and Wellesley College on underlying factors that explain America’s relatively higher rates of teen childbearing.

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Health, Race & Gender

Abortion incidence and access to services in the United States

by John Wihbey | March 15, 2012

2011 study from the Guttmacher Institute analyzes data from a survey of U.S. providers to give a snapshot of abortion rates in the United States and related trends.

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Health, Race & Gender

Contraceptive choice among U.S. youth: The importance of relationship context

by Elise Shanbacker | October 7, 2011

2011 study published in the journal Demography on the role of relationship type in contraceptive use.

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Health, Race & Gender

Peer interventions for cocaine and alcohol abuse among women

by Sui-Jade Ho | April 26, 2010

2012 Yale University and Washington University of St. Louis study on the cost-effectiveness of three types of peer-intervention methods.

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