Abstract

Much research has been conducted on adolescent pregnancy; however, culture, as it relates to adolescent pregnancy, has been cited as an area in need of further study. This research focused on the effect of ethnicity and residential setting on cultural factors of low-income pregnant adolescents. The cultural factors studied were social support, knowledge of prevention of pregnancy, and importance of becoming pregnant. These variables were described and compared in white, black, rural, and urban pregnant adolescents. Relationships among these variables were also investigated.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 8723947; ProQuest document ID: 303473411. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Cynthia S. Selleck, PhD, RN

Sigma Membership

Nu at-Large

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Cohort

Research Approach

Quantitative Research

Keywords:

Cultural Factors, Adolescent Pregnancy, Social Supports

Advisor

Phyllis Horns

Second Advisor

Jeanette Lancaster

Degree

Doctoral-Other

Degree Grantor

The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Degree Year

1987

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None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

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Date of Issue

2019-03-01

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