Long-term contraceptives can reduce teen pregnancy by 36%
by Joseph Abay on Nov 5, 2014 | Views: 196 | Score: 1
CHOICE Program Sample Group | United States Average | |
---|---|---|
# teens per 1000 who became pregnant | 19.4 | 30.3 |
Percentage of those using long-term contraceptive | 72 | 4.6 |
Sources:
nejm.org
Long-term contraceptive's have been shown to help reduce teen pregnancies significantly. The New England Journal of Medicine's 2014 article "Provision of No-Cost, Long-Acting Contraception and Teenage Pregnancy" reported that low-incomes have a direct effect on pregnancies, reducing the amount of long-term contraceptives available. The Choice Contraceptives project showed that the use of long-term contraceptives decreased teen pregnancy by 36%, to 19.4 pregnancies per 1000 people. The United States average is 30.3 per 1000.