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High rate of Hispanic teen pregnancies targeted

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“Teen pregnancy rates among Hispanics in Bexar County and across the U.S. remain stubbornly high and are decreasing more slowly than teen birth rates overall, according to a recent report that seeks more culturally relevant ways to reach this growing population.

Fifty-one percent of Hispanic teen girls get pregnant at least once before age 20, says the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy’s latest report, “Bridging Two Worlds: How Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs Can Better Serve Latino Youth.” That compares with the national average of 35 percent of all teens ”” still a high number, but one that has dropped dramatically in the past decade.”

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Posted on: March 12th, 2006
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Filed Under: 1. Hispanic News, Health
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