Title: Child and adolescent health.

POPLINE Document Number: 314474

Author(s):

Lobach KS

Source citation:

Journal of Urban Health: Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine, 2007 Mar;84(2):139-141.

Abstract:

The relationship of school-based health centers (SBHCs) to falling birth rates for Black teenagers in Denver was studied by comparing over time the decline in births in high school districts where the schools had SBHCs (n = 3) to the decline in districts where the high schools did not have SBHCs (n = 4). Birth certificates were used to identify the number of births to Denver Black women aged 15-17 years for each year between 1991 and 1997 in each district (the numerators). The number of Black female adolescents in the district was estimated for each school by using its annual Black female enrollment data for grades 9-11 (the denominators). Fertility rates, calculated as births per 1,000, were aggregated for the SBHC schools and for the non-SBHC schools. For the entire study period there were 932 births to Black 15- to 17-year-olds; their enrollment combined for all seven schools varied annually from 964 to 1,056. (excerpt)

Keywords:

United States
Adolescents
Blacks
Birth Rate
Adolescent Pregnancy
School-Based Services
Reproductive Health
Health Services
North America
Americas
Developed Countries
Youth
Age Factors
Population Characteristics
Demographic Factors
Population
Ethnic Groups
Cultural Background
Fertility Measurements
Fertility
Population Dynamics
Reproductive Behavior
Programs
Organization and Administration
Health
Delivery of Health Care