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Lucky Girls: Unintentional Avoidance of Adolescent Pregnancy Among Low-Income African-American Females
dc.contributor.authorMartyn, Kristy K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorHutchinson, Sally A.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMartin, Jacquelyn H.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2010-06-01T20:10:22Z
dc.date.available2010-06-01T20:10:22Z
dc.date.issued2002-10en_US
dc.identifier.citationMartyn, Kristy K.; Hutchinson, Sally A.; Martin, Jacquelyn H. (2002). "Lucky Girls: Unintentional Avoidance of Adolescent Pregnancy Among Low-Income African-American Females." Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing 7(4): 153-161. <http://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/73296>en_US
dc.identifier.issn1539-0136en_US
dc.identifier.issn1744-6155en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2027.42/73296
dc.identifier.urihttp://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?cmd=retrieve&db=pubmed&list_uids=12553203&dopt=citationen_US
dc.description.abstractTo describe lucky adolescents who unintentionally avoid pregnancy. DESIGN AND METHODS . The second phase of a descriptive qualitative study in which 17 low-income African-American females ages 19 to 26 participated in open-ended interviews on how they avoided pregnancy as adolescents. RESULTS . Constant comparative analysis revealed that five of the girls avoided pregnancy because they were “lucky“ that others insisted they use contraceptives. These lucky girls were unaware of sexual risks, but used contraceptives because they complied with decisions made by their parents, grandparents, and partners. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS . Lucky girls are at risk for adolescent pregnancy because they abdicate decision making to others and are likely to be overlooked in practice because they are using contraceptives. Promoting self-protection includes assessment, knowledge, skills-building strategies, and health-promoting contracts between the nurse and adolescent.en_US
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dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Ltden_US
dc.rights2002 Blackwell Science Limiteden_US
dc.subject.otherAdolescenceen_US
dc.subject.otherBlacksen_US
dc.subject.otherContraceptionen_US
dc.subject.otherPregnancyen_US
dc.titleLucky Girls: Unintentional Avoidance of Adolescent Pregnancy Among Low-Income African-American Femalesen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelNursingen_US
dc.subject.hlbsecondlevelPediatricsen_US
dc.subject.hlbtoplevelHealth Sciencesen_US
dc.description.peerreviewedPeer Revieweden_US
dc.contributor.affiliationumPhD, RN, CS, CPNP, is Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI.en_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherPhD, RN, FAAN, is Professor, University of Florida Health Science Center, Jacksonville, FL.en_US
dc.contributor.affiliationotherMS, RN, CS, is a Family & Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Children's Health Care of Atlanta: KidCare, East Point, GA.en_US
dc.identifier.pmid12553203en_US
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dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1744-6155.2002.tb00171.xen_US
dc.identifier.sourceJournal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursingen_US
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