Teen Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Disease, a Neglected Cause Affecting Society
In 2015, a total of 293,105 babies were born to women aged 15–19 years, for a live birth rate of 26.5 per 1,000 women in this age group only in US. That means every 3 in 10 teen girls will get pregnant at least once before their 20th birthday. Of these teen moms, less than 2% will go on to earn a college degree by 30. New estimates show that there are about 20 million new sexually transmitted infections in...
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