Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 44, Issue 1 , Pages 55-63 , January 2009

Contraceptive Method at First Sexual Intercourse and Subsequent Pregnancy Risk: Findings from a Secondary Analysis of 16-Year-Old Girls from the RIPPLE and SHARE Studies

  • Alison Parkes, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Medical Research Council Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to: Alison Parkes, Ph.D., Medical Research Council Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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  • Daniel Wight, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Medical Research Council Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Marion Henderson, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Medical Research Council Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom
    • ,
  • Judith Stephenson, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • UCL Centre for Sexual Health and HIV Research, Department of Primary Care and Population Sciences, University College London, London, United Kingdom
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  • Vicki Strange, Ph.D.

      Affiliations

    • Social Science Research Unit, Institute of Education, University of London, London, United Kingdom

Received 6 December 2007 ,Accepted 9 June 2008.

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 The RIPPLE and SHARE (WBS U.1300.00.005) studies were funded by the UK Medical Research Council. The Health Education Board for Scotland funded the development of the SHARE program.

PII: S1054-139X(08)00269-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2008.06.006

Journal of Adolescent Health
Volume 44, Issue 1 , Pages 55-63 , January 2009

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