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      Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

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Improving Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health: A Systematic Review of Potential Interventions.
Salam RA, Faqqah A, Sajjad N, et al
J Adolesc Health. 2016 Oct;59(4S):S11-S28.
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Adolescent sexual and reproductive health: The global challenges.
Morris JL, Rushwan H.et al
Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2015 Oct;131 Suppl 1:S40-S42.
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Prevalence and determinants of adolescent pregnancy in urban disadvantaged settings across five cities.
 Brahmbhatt H, Kågesten A, Emerson M,  et al
J Adolesc Health. 2014 Dec;55(6 Suppl):S48-57.
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Prevalence and Determinants of Adolescent Pregnancy in Urban Disadvantaged Settings Across Five Cities.
 Brahmbhatt H, Kågesten A, Emerson M, et al
J Adolesc Health. 2014 Dec;55(6S):S48-S57
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Scale-up of Adolescent Contraceptive Services: Lessons From a 5-Country Comparative Analysis.
 Hainsworth G, Engel DM, Simon C, et al
J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2014 Jul 1;66 Suppl 2:S200-S208
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Africa
 
Multinational/Regional

      Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  Promoting sexual and reproductive health among adolescents in southern and eastern Africa (PREPARE):
project design and conceptual framework.
Aarø LE, Mathews C, Kaaya S,  et al 
BMC Public Health. 2014 Jan 18;14(1):54.
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DR Congo

      Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  Network analysis of knowledge and practices regarding sexual and reproductive health: a study among adolescent street girls in Kinshasa (DRC).
Vallès X, Lusala PL, Devalière H,et al 
 Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care. 2016 Dec 13:1-8.
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Ghana

      Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

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Effects of an Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health Intervention on Health Service Usage by Young People in Northern Ghana: A Community-Randomised Trial.
Aninanya GA, Debpuur CY, Awine T,  et al
PLoS One. 2015 Apr 30;10(4):e0125267.
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Kenya
 
      Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
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 Factors associated with unintended pregnancy, poor birth outcomes and post-partum contraceptive use among HIV-positive female adolescents in Kenya.
 Obare F, van der Kwaak A, Birungi H.
BMC Womens Health. 2012 Oct 6;12(1):34.
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A multi-level model of condom use among male and female upper primary school students in Nyanza, Kenya.
Maticka-Tyndale E, Tenkorang EY.
Soc Sci Med. 2010 Aug;71(3):616-25.
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Madagascar

      Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  Implementation and evaluation of a curriculum to teach reproductive health to adolescents in northern Madagascar.
Klinger A, Asgary R.
Int Health. 2015 Sep 7.
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Nigeria

      Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  Differences in use of contraception by age, sex and HIV status of 10-19-year-old adolescents in Nigeria.
Folayan MO, Odetoyinbo M, Harrison A.
 Int J Adolesc Med Health. 2015 Nov 10.
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South Africa

       Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
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HIV-Infected Adolescent Mothers and Their Infants: Low Coverage of HIV Services and High Risk of HIV Transmission in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.
Horwood C, Butler LM, Haskins L, Phakathi S, Rollins N.
PLoS One. 2013 Sep 20;8(9):e74568
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Swaziland
 
      Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Health providers' perceptions of adolescent sexual and reproductive health care in Swaziland.
Mngadi PT, Faxelid E, Zwane IT, et al
Int Nurs Rev. 2008 Jun;55(2):148-55
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Tanzania
 
      Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  High prevalence of sexually transmitted infections in pregnant adolescent girls in Tanzania: a multi-community cross-sectional study.
Hokororo A, Kihunrwa A, Hoekstra P,  et al
Sex Transm Infect. 2015 Apr 1.
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Uganda
 
      Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Sexual and Reproductive Health Among Ugandan Youth: 2003-04 to 2012.
Crossland N, Hadden WC, Vargas WE, et al
J Adolesc Health. 2015 Aug 12
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Disclosure of HIV Status to Perinatally Infected Adolescents in Urban Uganda: A Qualitative Study on Timing, Process, and Outcomes.
Mutumba M, Musiime V, Tsai AC, et al
J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2015 Jul-Aug;26(4):472-84
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The World Starts With Me: A multilevel evaluation of a comprehensive sex education programme targeting adolescents in Uganda.
 Rijsdijk LE, Bos AE, Ruiter RA,  et al
BMC Public Health. 2011 May 18;11(1):334
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"The Young Ones are the Condom Generation": Condom Use amongst Out-of-School Adolescents in Rural Southwest Uganda.
 Nobelius AM, Kalina B, Pool R, et al
J Sex Res. 2011 Apr 22:1-15.
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Asia
 

China

      Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  High rates of abortion and low levels of contraceptive use among adolescent female sex workers in Kunming, China: A cross-sectional analysis.
Zhang XD, Kennedy E, Temmerman M, et al  
Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care. 2014 Jul 1:1-11
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 Predictors of consistent condom use based on the Information-Motivation-Behavior Skill (IMB) model among senior high school students in three coastal cities in China.
Cai Y, Ye X, Shi R,  et al
BMC Infect Dis. 2013 Jun 4;13(1):262.
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India

      Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Effectiveness of a Reproductive Sexual Health Education Package among School Going Adolescents.
Nair MK, Paul MK, Leena ML, et al  
Indian J Pediatr. 2011 May 27.
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Attitude of Parents and Teachers towards Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health Education.
 Nair MK, Leena ML, Paul MK,  et al
Indian J Pediatr. 2011 May 26.
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 Thailand

      Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  Determinants of actual condom use among adolescents in Thailand.
Khumsaen N, Gary FA.  
J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2009 May-Jun;20(3):218-29.
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Australia/Pacific Islands
 

      Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  The impact of continuing illegal drug use on teenage pregnancy \outcomes--a prospective cohort study.
Quinlivan JA, Evans SF.
 BJOG 2002 Oct;109(10):1148-53
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Europe
 
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      Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  What do we know about sexual and reproductive health of adolescents in Europe?
Avery L, Lazdane G.
Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care. 2007 Sep 17;:1-13
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The Netherlands

      Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
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 Sexual risk behavior and pregnancy in detained adolescent females: a study in Dutch detention centers
Hamerlynck SMJJ,  Cohen-Kettenis PT, Vermeiren R, et al
Child an Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health 2007, 1:4
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Ireland

      Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Pregnancy outcomes in adolescents in the UK and Ireland growing up with HIV.
 Kenny J, Williams B, Prime K,  et al
HIV Med. 2011 Dec 4.
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Italy

      Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
 
Pregnancy care in two adolescents perinatally infected with HIV.
 Meloni A, Tuveri M, Floridia M, et al
AIDS Care. 2009 Jun;21(6):796-8
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Gynecological exam of the adolescent: clinical and methodological approach
Cardamone A.
Minerva Pediatr 2002 Dec;54(6):521-4
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United Kingdom

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
Pregnancy outcomes in adolescents in the UK and Ireland growing up with HIV.
 Kenny J, Williams B, Prime K,  et al
HIV Med. 2011 Dec 4.
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Pregnancy in HIV-infected teenagers in London.
 Elgalib A, Hegazi A, Samarawickrama A, et al 
HIV Med. 2010 Aug 29
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Systematic Review and Narrative Synthesis of the Effectiveness of Contraceptive Service Interventions for Young People, Delivered in Educational Settings.
Blank L, Baxter SK, Payne N,  et al 
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2010 May 19
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Latin America/Caribbean
 

Brazil

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

 
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 Coping strategies for domestic violence against pregnant female adolescents: integrative review.
Macedo CM, Miura PO, Barrientos DMS, et al 
Rev Bras Enferm. 2018;71(suppl 1):693-6
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Protective Factors in the Experience of Pregnancy and Motherhood among Brazilian Adolescents Living With HIV: A Case-Series Report.
Vescovi G, Pereira M, Levandowski DC.
J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care. 2014 Apr 20.
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Distribution of Calcium, Iron, Copper, and Zinc in Two Portions of Placenta of Teenager and Adult Women.
de Moraes ML, de Faria Barbosa R, Santo RE, et al
Biol Trace Elem Res. 2011 Jan 26
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Pregnancy in HIV vertically infected adolescents and young women: a new generation of HIV-exposed infants.
Cruz ML, Cardoso CA, João EC, et al
AIDS. 2010 Sep 4
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Dominican Republic
 
     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Meeting the Needs pf Adolescent Post-Term Abortion Care Patients in the Dominican Republic
McCarraher DR, Chen-Mok M, Oronoz AS,  et al  
J Biosoc Sci. 2010 Mar 8:1-17.
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Ecuador
 
     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
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Adolescent pregnancies and girls' sexual and reproductive rights in the Amazon basin of Ecuador: an analysis of providers' and policy makers' discourses.
 Goicolea I, Wulff M, San Sebastian M, Ohman A.
BMC Int Health Hum Rights. 2010 Jun 7;10(1):12.
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Guyana
 
     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Reproductive health knowledge, attitudes and practices of adolescents attending an obstetric unit in Georgetown, Guyana.
Rose EM, Rajasingam D, Derkenne RC,  
 J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care. 2015 Sep 24.1):12.
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Mexico

     Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries

  A novel school-based strategy for the prevention of HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted disease (STDs), and teen pregnancies
Torres P, Walker DM, Gutierez JP, Bertozzi SM.
Salud Publica Mex. 2006 Jul-Aug;48(4):308-16.
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Nicaragua

      Journal Papers, Abstracts, and Commentaries
 
  Uncovering and responding to needs for sexual and reproductive health care among poor urban female adolescents in Nicaragua.
Meuwissen LE, Gorter AC, Segura Z, et al 
Trop Med Int Health. 2006 Dec;11(12):1858-67.
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Middle East
 

Iran

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Intimate partner violence during the first pregnancy: A comparison between adolescents and adults in an urban area of Iran.
Mohammad-Alizadeh-Charandabi S, Bahrami-Vazir E, Kamalifard M, Mirghafourvand M.
J Forensic Leg Med. 2016 Jul 6;43:53-60.
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Turkey

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Trends, characteristics, and outcomes of adolescent pregnancy in eastern Turkey.
Edirne T, Can M, Kolusari A,  et al  
Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2010 Apr 30.
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Turkish Adolescents' Knowledge on and Attitude toward Emergency Contraception.
Bozkurt N, Korucuoglu U, Aksakal FN. et al  
J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2006 Dec;19(6):391-395.
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Russia/NIS
 

Russia

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The causes of abortions among adolescents residing in the rural area
[No authors listed]
 Probl Sotsialnoi Gig Zdravookhranenniiai Istor Med. 2009 Jul-Aug;(4):20-2
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Canada
 
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Prevalence and characteristics of intended adolescent pregnancy: an analysis of the Canadian maternity experiences survey.
Sekharan VS, Kim TH, Oulman E, Tamim H.
Reprod Health. 2015 Nov 5;12(1):101.
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Adolescent Pregnancy Guidelines.
Fleming N, O'Driscoll T, Becker G, et al
 J Obstet Gynaecol Can. 2015 Aug;37(8):740-56.
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Prevalence and Characteristics of Teen Motherhood in Canada.
Al-Sahab B, Heifetz M, Tamim H, .
Matern Child Health J. 2011 Feb '
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