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Teenage Pregnancy

This dataset provides an annual update on teenage pregnancy statistics in Scotland. It is based on the age at conception and presented by year of conception. Data is presented by NHS Board, council area and deprivation for the age groups of under 16, under 18 and under 20 years old and reports on pregnancies and outcome (delivery and termination).

Further information on teenage pregnancies across Scotland can be found in the publication summary. All publications and supporting material to this topic area can be found on the PHS Data and Intelligence Teenage Pregnancy Website. The date of the next release can be found on our list of forthcoming publications.

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Additional Info

Field Value
Source NRS birth registrations and notifications (to the Chief Medical Officer for Scotland) of abortions performed under the Abortion (Scotland) Regulations 1991.
Author Maternity and Births Team
Version 1.0
Last Updated July 6, 2021, 09:31 (BST)
Created July 10, 2019, 13:03 (BST)
Contact Address Public Health Scotland, Gyle Square, 1 South Gyle Crescent, Edinburgh EH12 9EB
Subject Sexual Health
Frequency Annual
Time frame of data and timeliness NRS birth registrations are finalised and provided to PHS while termination data is published by PHS prior to the release of teenage pregnancy statistics.
Coverage Reports data across NHS Scotland from 1994.
Completeness Considered complete. There may be a very small number of late abortion notification forms received. Data are then revised at following year's update.
Accuracy Abortion notification information on forms is clerically checked and also validated at data entry and NRS birth registrations data are not supplied to ISD until considered final. Statistics are compared to previous year's figures.
Continuity of data Data is continuously reported since 1994.
Concepts and definitions Concepts and definitions are provided in the full report available on the PHS website. (https://publichealthscotland.scot/publications/teenage-pregnancies/)
Disclosure The PHS statistical disclosure protocol has been followed.
Revision statement Data are considered final. Receipt of late abortion notifications may be received after publication, with figures being revised at next update.
Official statistics designation National Statistics
Relevance and key uses of the statistics Making information publicly available for planning, epidemiology, provision of services, monitoring standards, and the statistics provide comparative information.
Format CSV
Language English
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