75
Note: Boldface page numbers indicate
illustrations.
abortions, rate of, 14
abstinence-only education, 52,
55
,
55–56
addiction to risky sex, 39
African Americans, 11
age
consent laws and, 20–22, 57
of first sexual activity, 13, 52
and sex education in schools, 52
sexual activity rate and, 10–11
alcohol use, 29–30
Aleman, Robert, 48
American College of Obstetricians and
Gynecologists, 14
American College of Pediatricians,
28–29, 39
anal sex, 16
Appel, Jacob M., 57
Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent
Medicine,
17
Ayora, Kelvin, 53
Best, Joel, 17, 18–19, 31
birth control.
See
contraception use
birth control pills, 13
births to teens and parenthood,
46
after introduction of
16 and Pregnant,
34, 35
and difficulties in caring for and
raising child, 46–48
and health of babies, 47–48
peer pressure and, 25
rate of, 7, 12, 14, 50
Bogle, Kathleen A., 17, 18–19, 31
Bol, Jessica, 53–54
Bongardt, Daphne van de, 26
brain development, 28–29, 39
bullying, 16
Canada, 50
Center for Latino Adolescent and
Family Health, 30
Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC)
on contraception use and pregnancy,
63
on costs of teen pregnancy and
childbirth to US taxpayers, 48–49
on HPV prevalence, 43–44
on HPV vaccine, 44
on number of teens diagnosed with
HIV (2013), 7
on percent of fifteen to twenty-four-
year-olds engaged in oral sex, 15
on percent of sexual violence, 20
on percent of teens engaged in
sexual activity (2003 and 2013), 10
on symptoms of syphilis, 43
chlamydia,
12
, 42
communication
electronic conversations and, 34
encouraged by
16 and Pregnant
and
Teen Mom,
34–35
between parents and teen, 30–31,
58–60
comprehensive sex education, 52–55
condoms, 13,
62
consent, importance of understanding,
53
consent laws, 20–22, 57
consequences, 6–8
economic, 47, 48–49
emotional, 6, 37–38
and impact on reputation, 39–40
and increased risk of incarceration of
child, 49
of parenthood, 46
after introduction of
16 and
Pregnant,
34, 35
difficulties in caring for and raising
child as, 46–48
and health of babies, 47–48
peer pressure and, 25
See also
pregnancy; sexually
transmitted diseases (STDs)
contraception use
abstinence-only education and, 56
access and, 28
birth control pills and, 13
condoms and, 13,
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