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Social inequality and young pregnancy: The causal attributions of young parents in London, UK
2011, Health and PlaceCitation Excerpt :Few studies to date have examined factors within the social and cultural realm which are thought to mediate this association (Arai, 2007, 2003a, 2003b; Lee et al., 2004; Swann et al., 2003). Clarifying the association between under-18 pregnancy and the socio-economic environment is therefore vital if the cycle of young pregnancy is to be broken (Garlick et al., 1993) and levels of social exclusion for future generations lowered (Swann et al., 2003). If effective policies and interventions and suitable support programmes to reduce the adverse outcomes of young pregnancy are to be put in place, greater understanding of the social gradient in young pregnancy is necessary.
Perceived environmental risk as a predictor of teenage motherhood in a British population
2011, Health and PlaceCitation Excerpt :It has been well documented that child and adolescent development and well-being is influenced by area of residence (Leventhal and Brooks-Gunn, 2000) and that women who give birth as teenagers often live in neighbourhoods that are classified as deprived. Research has indicated that teenage pregnancy and motherhood correlate with the socioeconomic status of, or social deprivation in, the area of residence (Brewster, 1994a, 1994b; Brewster et al., 1993; Brooks-Gunn et al., 1993; Crane, 1991; Garlick et al., 1993; Hogan and Kitagawa, 1985; Kirby et al., 2001; Singh, 1986) and that where a woman lives may be related to her chance of conceiving before she turns twenty (Diamond et al., 1999). Research exploring the influence of neighbourhoods on pregnancy timing has typically linked effects such as neighbourhood-wide measures of socio-economic status, access to education, and poor career prospects to teenage motherhood, often focussing on the experiences of deprived African-American adolescents (Brewster, 1994a; Brooks-Gunn et al., 1993; Crane, 1991; Hogan and Kitagawa, 1985).
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