Predictors of healthy birth outcome in adolescents: a positive deviance approach.

ABSTRACT:

Study objective

Pregnant adolescents experience elevated rates of adverse birth outcomes compared to older mothers. Positive deviance inquiry is the identification of uncommon behaviors and traits that result in better health outcomes for individuals in a population that shares similar risks. The purpose of our study was to utilize a positive deviance framework to identify sociodemographic and behavioral characteristics associated with a healthy birth outcome among adolescents.

Design

This is a retrospective cohort study design.

Setting

We performed a secondary data analysis of vital records data from the State of Louisiana between January 1, 1995 and December 31, 2007.

Participants

Data included birth certificates from 35,013 Louisiana mothers age ≤19.

Main

SUBMITTER: Wallace ME 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3444618 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature