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Factors Associated With Teenage Pregnancy In The European Union Countries: A Systematic Review, Mari Imamura, Janet Tucker, Phil Hannaford, Miguel Oliveira Da Silva, Margaret Astin, Laura Wyness, Kitty Wm Bloemenkamp, Albrecht Jahn, Helle Karro, Jørn Olsen, Marleen Temmerman
Factors Associated With Teenage Pregnancy In The European Union Countries: A Systematic Review, Mari Imamura, Janet Tucker, Phil Hannaford, Miguel Oliveira Da Silva, Margaret Astin, Laura Wyness, Kitty Wm Bloemenkamp, Albrecht Jahn, Helle Karro, Jørn Olsen, Marleen Temmerman
Obstetrics and Gynaecology, East Africa
Background: As part of the REPROSTAT2 project, this systematic review aimed to identify factors associated with teenage pregnancy in 25 European Union countries.
Methods: The search strategy included electronic bibliographic databases (1995 to May 2005), bibliographies of selected articles and requests to all country representatives of the research team for relevant reports and publications. Primary outcome measure was conception. Inclusion criteria were quantitative studies of individual-level factors associated with teenage (13–19 years) pregnancy in EU countries.
Results: Of 4444 studies identified and screened, 20 met the inclusion criteria. Most of the included studies took place in UK and Nordic countries. …