CONTEXT: Previous research suggests a link between adolescent pregnancy and sexual abuse history, but most studies
have used clinical samples of females only and single measures of abuse.
METHODS: Associations between pregnancy involvement, risk behaviors and sexual abuse were examined in sexually
experienced teenagers from the Minnesota Student Surveys of 1992 (N=29,187) and 1998 (N=25,002). Chi-square tests
assessed differences in pregnancy involvement and related risk behaviors among four groups of adolescents, categorized
by type of abuse experienced: none, incest only, nonfamilial only or both. Odds ratios for pregnancy involvement
and risk behaviors, adjusted for grade level and race, were calculated for each gender by using logistic regression
analysis.
RESULTS: S