| Births to adolescents in the U.S. military healthcare system. | |
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PMID: 21121501 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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PURPOSE: To describe the rate and sociodemographic profile of live births to adolescents having U.S. Department of Defense healthcare coverage because of parental military service. METHODS: All live births identified from the M2 database during 2003-2006 to 10- to 23-year olds in this population were stratified and compared. RESULTS: Birth rates rose in the 18- to 19- and 20- to 23-year-old groups over the 4 years studied (p < 0.05). Daughters of active duty personnel had higher live birth rates than daughters of retirees (7.1 vs. 6.1 age 15-17; p < 0.05). Birth rates differed among dependents of junior enlistees, senior enlistees, and officers (7.1, 9.4, 3.8, respectively; p < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS: Adolescent dependents in this system have an increasing, though low, live birth rate. Those with active duty sponsors have a significantly higher rate than their age-matched peers with retired sponsors. Further study is warranted to identify factors unique to this population that may influence birth patterns. |
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Authors:
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David A Klein; Ginny Gildengorin; Peter Mosher; William P Adelman |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Military medicine Volume: 175 ISSN: 0026-4075 ISO Abbreviation: Mil Med Publication Date: 2010 Nov |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2010-12-02 Completed Date: 2010-12-28 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 2984771R Medline TA: Mil Med Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 890-4 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Family Medicine, David Grant Medical Center, 101 Bodin Circle, Travis AFB, CA 94535, USA. |
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Adolescent Age Distribution Birth Rate* Child Delivery, Obstetric / statistics & numerical data Female Humans Military Personnel / statistics & numerical data* Pregnancy Pregnancy in Adolescence* United States Young Adult |
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