Scope

This Research Guide will assist you in finding information about the medical, psychological, educational, religious, moral, and socioeconomic issues related to teenage pregnancy.

Overview

The Encyclopedia of Marriage, Divorce and the Family
College Library Reference Collection: HQ 9 D38 2000
Refer to: "Teenage Pregnancy" pp 463-466

Women's Issues
College Library Reference Collection: HQ 1115 W6425 1997
Refer to: "Teen Pregnancy" pp 857-859

Encyclopedia of Social Work
College Library Reference Collection: HV 35 S6
Refer to: "Adolescent Pregnancy" pp 34-40

Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center 1990 - to date (updated daily)
Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center (OVRC) includes the acclaimed social issues series published by Greenhaven Press, as well as core reference content from other Gale and Macmillan Reference USA sources and provides viewpoint articles, topic overviews, statistics, primary documents, links to websites, and full-text magazine and newspaper articles.

Finding Journal and News Articles

Below are links to databases that cover this subject area. The truncation symbol for all of them is an asterisk (*) unless otherwise noted.

Sample searches for databases:

teen* and pregnan*
teen* and sexual*
teenage pregnancy and research
teenage pregnancy and prevention
teen parent
teen* and pregnan* and abortion
pregnant schoolgirls

Recommended Databases:

Academic Search 1984 - to date (updated daily)
This library database indexes approximately 3,100 popular magazines and academic journals and provides the full-text articles from approximately 1,000 journals. Basic instructions for Academic Search

CQ Researcher November 1991 - to date (updated weekly)
Contains weekly reports from Congressional Quarterly that cover the most current and controversial issues. Basic instructions for CQ Researcher

Education Full Text 1983 - to date (updated monthly)
Indexes more than 400 scholarly and trade periodicals and selected monographs in education, educational psychology, college life, teacher education and evaluation. Basic instructions for Education Full Text

Ethnic NewsWatch 1960 - to date (updated monthly)
A full-text collection of more than 200 newspapers, magazines and journals of the ethnic, minority and native press. Basic instructions for Ethnic Newswatch

GenderWatch 1980 - to date (updated quarterly)
A women's and gender issues database with full-text coverage of most journals. Basic instructions for GenderWatch

General Science Full Text 1984 - to date (updated monthly)
Indexes 150 popular and scholarly periodicals, as well as the Science section of the New York Times. Subjects include biology, chemistry, earth sciences, environment, nutrition, genetics, medicine and health. Basic instructions for General Science Full Text

Lexis/Nexis Academic Universe Dates Vary (updated daily)
Contains the full-text articles from U.S. and international newspapers (including the New York Times, June 1980 - to date), as well as some news and business magazines and trade journals. The truncation symbol is an exclamation point (!). Basic instructions for Lexis/Nexis Academic Universe

ProQuest Research Library 1988 - to date (updated daily)
Indexes over 2,000 general-interest and academic journals. Nearly 1,000 periodicals are full-text. Dates vary, but many full-text journals go back to 1988. Basic instructions for ProQuest Research Library

PsycINFO 1872 - to date (updated weekly)
Indexes 1,300 scholarly journals along with books and book chapters in psychology, educational psychology, and behavioral sciences. Basic instructions for PsycINFO

Public Affairs Information Service (PAIS) 1972 - to date (updated quarterly)
Indexes journal articles, books, government documents, statistical compilations, committee reports, directories, serials, reports of public, intergovernmental and private organizations, and most other forms of printed literature from all over the world. The full-text of the articles is not available in the database. Basic instructions for PAIS

Readers' Guide Full Text and Retrospective 1890 - to date (updated monthly)
Indexes 240 popular magazines in a wide range of subject areas. Full-text coverage of 131 titles begins with 1994. Basic instructions for Readers' Guide Full Text

Social Sciences Full Text 1983 - to date (updated monthly)
Indexes more than 415 scholarly journals in economics, politics, public administration, public health, sociology, criminology, environmental and urban studies, psychology and anthropology. Basic instructions for Social Sciences Full Text

Finding Books

MadCat
Books on teen pregnancy can be found in MadCat, the UW-Madison library catalog.

Sample keyword searches:

"teenage pregnancy" and "united states"
"teen? pregnancy" and school?
"teen? pregnancy" and abortion
teen? and sexual? and "united states"

Internet Sites

Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention and Intervention
http://dhfs.wisconsin.gov/teenpregnancy/index.htm
The Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services provides information about teen pregnancy prevention with links to Wisconsin statistics, initiatives, programs, and planning involving teen pregnancy.

Alan Guttmacher Institute (AGI)
http://www.agi-usa.org/
A nonprofit organization focused on reproductive health research, policy analysis and public education. The AGI reports teen pregnancy statistics, issues, and trends.

The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
http://www.teenpregnancy.org
This nonprofit initiative with a mission to reduce teenage pregnancy provides facts, statistics, opinion poll data, resources, and articles. A useful feature of the website is a map of the U.S. with teenage pregnancy rates for each state.

Healthy Teen Network
http://www.healthyteennetwork.org/
NOAPP addresses the issues of adolescent sexuality, pregnancy and parenting at local, state, and national levels. NOAPP's electronic clearinghouse is a "searchable database designed to share information about teen pregnancy, parenting and prevention."

MedlinePlus: Teenage Pregnancy
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/teenagepregnancy.html
MedlinePlus is a source of trustworthy health information provided by the National Library of Medicine. The Teen Pregnancy health topic guide contains links to information about the medical and social aspects of teen pregnancy, with an emphasis on education and awareness.

Planned Parenthood: External Links
http://www.plannedparenthood.org/issues-action/teen-pregnancy-and-sex-education.htm
Provides links to a variety of external websites such as "Advocates for Youth, "Campaign for Our Children," and "AMA's Adolescent Health Line."

Planned Parenthood: Resources
http://www.plannedparenthood.org
For lists of books, journal articles, and other information,  type in keyword search box: "teenage pregnancy."

Statistics

FedStats Dates Vary (updated continually)
FedStats provides access to the statistics found in the publications of more than 70 United States federal government agencies. Searches on FedStats provide direct links to federal agency statistical publications in both full-text and tabular format.

Statistical Universe 1973 - to date (updated monthly)
Contains the full text of more than 800 U.S. government statistical publications. Lexis-Nexis Statistical Universe is available to UW-Madison registered users.

Statistical Handbook on Adolescents in America
College Library Reference Collection: HQ 796 S8237 1996