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Article: Teens waiting longer, using better protection.
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- Contraceptive Technology Update
- Article date:
- November 1, 2000
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Teens waiting longer, using better protection
Good news: A shift toward safer, more protective sexual behavior among teens has been confirmed by an analysis of findings from four national surveys..sup.1 This confidence-booster comes on the heels of new statistics from the Hyattsville, MD-based National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), which show that the birth rate for teen-agers declined 3% between 1998 and 1999 to reach a rate of 49.6 births per 1,000 women ages 15 to 19 the lowest teen birth rate in the 60 years of recorded data..sup.2
The trends in the 1990s toward later first intercourse and increased condom use are real, conclude researchers ...