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Keppel KG, Pearcy JN, Wagener DK. 2002. Trends in racial and ethnic-specific rates for the health status indicators: United States, 1990-98. Hyattsville, MD: National Center for Health Statistics, 16 pp. (Healthy People 2000 statistical notes; no. 23)

Annotation: This report examines trends for 17 health status indicators (HSIs), developed as part of the Healthy People 2000 process, to facilitate the comparison of health status measures at national, state, and local levels. The report is divided into the following sections: abstract, introduction, findings, conclusions, methods, data sources, and references. Topics include infant mortality, low birthweight, prenatal care, births to adolescents, mortality rates, tuberculosis and syphilis case rates, poverty, air quality, and racial and ethnic disparity. The report is heavily illustrated with charts, tables, and graphs.

Keywords: Access to health care, Adolescent pregnancy, Ethnic factors, Health status, Low birthweight, Mortality rates, Poverty, Prenatal care, Racial factors, Statistics, Surveys, Syphilis, Trends, Tuberculosis

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 1993. Special focus: Surveillance for reproductive health. MMWR Surveillance Summaries 42(SS-6):1-85,

Annotation: This special issue of "Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report" covers four distinct topics in reproductive health: adolescent pregnancy, abortion, and birth rates; abortion surveillance; geographic and secular trends in congenital syphilis; and surveillance of ectopic pregnancy. For each topic there is a brief introduction, a review of the methodology, the results, and a discussion of the significance of the findings. Each section also includes bibliographical references.

Keywords: Abortion, Adolescents, Birth rates, Ectopic pregnancy, Pregnancy, Reproductive health, Statistics, Syphilis

Biro FM. 1992. Adolescents and sexually transmitted diseases. Washington, DC: National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health, 23 pp. (Maternal and child health technical information bulletin)

Annotation: This document provides a brief overview of recent literature on adolescents and sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). Material includes information on the prevalence and nature of sexual activity among adolescents; risk factors associated with STDs, including race, gender, age, psychological and cognitive factors, and socioeconomic level; prevalence, diagnosis, and treatment of six sexually transmitted diseases and/or syndromes; and various approaches to their prevention.

Keywords: Adnexitis, Adolescent health, Adolescent sexuality, Adolescents, Chlamydia infections, Condoms, Costs, Gonorrhea, Herpes simplex, High risk populations, Prevention programs, Racial factors, School based clinics, Sexual health, Sexually transmitted diseases, Syphilis
   

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