Adolescents' access to care: teenagers' self-reported use of services and perceived access to confidential care

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Nearly half of all teenagers do not know how or where to get confidential health care services if they need them. This was the conclusion of a survey of 259 teenagers. The services they were least likely to be able to find included mental health, substance abuse and birth control. Most of the teenagers have used primary care, and most of them use more than one source for their care. They seem to depend heavily on school staff for medical and healthcare information. Medical care insurance companies should address teenagers' needs, provide them with education and services they can use.

Usage, Adolescent medicine

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Health status and service use: comparison of adolescents at a school-based health clinic with homeless adolescents

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Homeless teenagers engage in risky behaviors and have more health problems than other teenagers. Physicians examined 109 homeless teenagers and 1,010 teenagers living at home who attended a school-based clinic. Homeless teens began sexual activity sooner and were more likely to engage in risky sexual behaviors such as homosexuality, multiple partners and no birth control use. The girls were twice as likely to have a history of pregnancy, and depression and substance use were more common in both sexes. They were more likely to use an emergency department as a source of health care.

Health aspects, Homeless youth

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Missed opportunities: teenagers and emergency contraception

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Many teenagers are not aware that emergency contraception can be taken after sexual intercourse. A survey of 1,510 teenagers found that only 28% had heard of the so-called morning-after pill. Most did not know that the pills could be taken up to 72 hours after intercourse. Two-thirds of the girls said they would be likely to use emergency contraception once they knew it was an option. Giving teenagers greater access to emergency contraception could lower the rate of teenage pregnancy.

Public opinion, Contraceptives, Postcoital, Postcoital contraceptives

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