7.8 pregnancies per 1,000 girls aged 16 to 19 in 2002/03 (7.4 in Scotland)
28.2% of mothers recorded as smoking at health visitor's first visit in 1998 (29.1 per cent in Scotland)
28.5% of mothers recorded as smoking at health visitor's first visit in 2001 (26.8 per cent in Scotland)
Phyllis Easton, health intelligence manager at Tayside health board's directorate for change and innovation, said: "We have reduced teen pregnancies over the past few years through a holistic approach that includes improving contraception services and addressing behaviour issues such as alcohol abuse, low self-esteem and relationships."
Source: Information and Statistics Division Scotland.
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