Risks among Youths Who Have Multiple Sisters Who Were Adolescent Parents

• Published in: Family planning perspectives Vol. 33; no. 2; pp. 75 - 80
• Main Authors: East, Patricia L., Kiernan, Elizabeth A.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States The Alan Guttmacher Institute 01.03.2001
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adolescents; Analysis of Variance; Birth control; Blacks; California; Child; Family Characteristics; Family life; Female; Frequency ranges; Hispanics; Humans; Logistic Models; Male; Mothers; Nuclear Family; Odds Ratio; Parenting; Pregnancy; Pregnancy in Adolescence - prevention & control; Pregnancy in Adolescence - psychology; Risk; Self esteem; Sexual behavior; Sexual Behavior - psychology; Siblings; Sisters; Social aspects; Social conditions; Teenage pregnancy; United States; Youth; California

Context: Past research has revealed that having a sister who gave birth as a teenager is associated with increases in young people's likelihood of engaging in risky sexual behavior. To date, however, no study has determined if having several sisters who were adolescent mothers further raises yo...