Recent pregnancy trends among early adolescent girls in Japan

Aim The paper examines recent time trends, explores potentially influential background factors and discusses prevention strategies of pregnancy among girls under 15 years of age in Japan. Methods Using Japanese government data, we first analyzed time trends of early adolescence (

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Published in:The journal of obstetrics and gynaecology research 2014-01, Vol.40 (1), p.125-132
Main Authors: Baba, Sachiko, Goto, Aya, Reich, Michael R.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abortion, Induced - trends
Adolescent
Birth Rate - ethnology
Birth Rate - trends
Child
Child Abuse, Sexual - ethnology
Child Abuse, Sexual - trends
Databases, Factual
epidemiology
Female
Humans
induced abortion
Japan
Japan - epidemiology
Juvenile Delinquency - ethnology
Juvenile Delinquency - trends
Live Birth - ethnology
Pregnancy
pregnancy in adolescence
Pregnancy in Adolescence - ethnology
Pregnancy Rate - ethnology
Pregnancy Rate - trends
Public Health Surveillance
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Summary:Aim The paper examines recent time trends, explores potentially influential background factors and discusses prevention strategies of pregnancy among girls under 15 years of age in Japan. Methods Using Japanese government data, we first analyzed time trends of early adolescence (
ISSN:1341-8076
1447-0756
DOI:10.1111/jog.12138