Science Says: Effective and Promising Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs for Latino Youth

Author: The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy Publisher: The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy Publication: Putting What Works to Work: Science Says Brief No. 32 Document Date:                  July 2007 Category: Sexuality > Sexual Initiation Age Related Categories: Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Abortion Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Pregnancy Adolescence/Youth > Adolescent Sexual Activity Children > Children Born Out of Wedlock Sexuality > Abortion/Birth Control Sexuality > Abstinence/Chastity   This paper provides a statistical overview of Latino Teen pregnancy in the United States as well as a list of effective teen pregnancy prevention programs.  The paper reports that 51 percent of Latina teens get pregnant at least once before their 20th birthday. Click to read this article... (PDF) Send us feedback on this article Bookmark this link