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Delayed abortion among teenagers: Can a population at risk be identified?

1995; Taylor & Francis; Volume: 16; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1080/07399339509516162

1096-4665

Vered Slonim‐Nevo, Jon Anson, Jody Sova,

Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences

Abstract Although only a small proportion of abortions performed in the United States are second‐trimester abortions, teenagers obtain a large percentage of them. Yet the literature on abortion seekers is remarkably lacking in a discussion of who the pregnant teenagers who seek abortions are, particularly those who seek second‐trimester abortions. We report a study of 97 adolescents who turned for help to a public abortion clinic in Missouri during 1989. We examined the impact of demographic variables, social‐behavioral variables, and pregnancy‐related variables (pregnancy, contraception, and abortion histories and attitudes toward abortion) on the stage of pregnancy at which the teens arrived at the clinic. Only contraceptive use and a positive attitude toward abortion were predictive of late arrival at the abortion clinic.