Social Disadvantage as a Risk for First Pregnancy Among Adolescent Females in the United States

Differences in underlying determinants of pregnancy at different stages of adolescent development have implications for prevention strategies. We sought to determine whether social disparities in rates of adolescent pregnancy vary between early, middle, and late adolescence. We hypothesized that as age increases, racial and socioeconomic disparities in rates of teen conception decrease.Data were obtained from the National Survey of Family Growth...