Precautions That Have Resulted in Declining Rates of Adolescent Pregnancy

question 9

Multiple Choice

Precautions that have resulted in declining rates of adolescent pregnancy in the United States include a(n)

• A) increase in school education programs that target topics of adolescent pregnancy.
• B) increase in abstinence and contraceptive use among adolescents.
• C) decrease in acceptance of non-marital sexual intercourse among adolescents.
• D) increase in knowledge about adolescent pregnancy among parents of adolescents.
• E) increase in media coverage of adolescent pregnancies.

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