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What are the Risk Factors?
Risks for pregnant teens include but are not limited to:
- Clinic visits involving negative pregnancy tests
- Treatment for sexual transmitted infections
- Drinking alcohol and smoking
- Young age
- High-risk sexual behaviors
- Number of partners
- Contraceptive behaviors
- Aggresive an vilent behaviors
- Behaviors indicating school disconnection
How it may be preceived
The idea that it is cool to be pregnant is another reason teen pregnancy is dangerous.