This review article reveals a long-standing gender bias in academic and policy research on adolescent
pregnancy, which has led to the neglect of adolescent men’s perspectives. The review summarizes the
available literature on adolescent men’s attitudes in relation to pregnancy occurrence and pregnancy
outcomes in the context of addressing three questions: (1) What are adolescent men’s attitudes to
an adolescent pregnancy? (2) What are adolescent men’s attitudes in relation to pregnancy outcomes?
(3) What explanations are offered for the identified attitudes to adolescent pregnancy and resolution?
The review establishes a foundation for future quantitative and qualitative research on adolescent
men’s perspectives. It emphasizes that a greater understanding of adolescent men’s perspectives could
lead to a re-framing of adolescent pregnancy away from being seen solely as a woman’s issue.
Furthermore, it is argued that the inclusion of adolescent men would lead to more effective adolescent
pregnancy prevention and counseling programmes. 2010 Society for Adolescent Health and
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