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Article: Asian Pacific Islander subpopulations: a true look at teen pregnancy.(Statistical Data Included)
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- SIECUS Report
- Article date:
- February 1, 2002
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Over the past two decades, there has been a national focus on the issue of teen pregnancy. However, the agenda created to address this important issue has been based on an incomplete understanding of the available data.
The box titled "U.S Teen Pregnancy Rates, 1998" presents the picture of how teen pregnancy has been constructed as a racial/ethnic issue. (1) The impression given is that teen pregnancy is not a concern for Asians and Pacific Islanders (APIs).
The diversity of the API subpopulations that comprise this aggregate, however, is obscured, As a result, API communities are often ignored by public health campaigns, policymakers, and community ...