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YEAR: 2005

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Parent-child relations among minor females attending U.S. family planning

clinics.

AUTHORS

Jones RK; Singh S; Purcell A

SOURCE

Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health. 2005 Dec;37(4):192-201.

ABSTRACT

Context: Relatively little is known about parent-child relations among minor females who use family planning clinics.

Such information could inform the debate on parental involvement legislation and help clinics develop effective

strategies to promote positive parental engagement. Methods: Self-administered surveys were completed in 2003-

2004 by 1,526 women younger than 18 attending 79 U.S. family planning clinics, providing measures of parent-child

relations, perceived parental attitudes toward sex and birth control, and parental knowledge of the clinic visit.

Associations between relationships with parents and parental knowledge of clinic visits were examined using t tests

and logistic regression. Results: Many adolescents had talked to parents about sexual issues (50-80%, depending

on the topic) and reported high levels of connectedness with parents (68%). A substantial minority (19%) perceived

that parents disapprove of their both having sex and using birth control. The majority (60%) reported that a parent

knew of their clinic visit; such reports were most common among those who had high levels of connectedness to

parents and communication with parents about sexual issues, and those who did not perceive parents to disapprove

of sex and birth control. Adolescents aged 15 and younger were more likely than 17-year-olds to indicate that a parent

knew they were at the clinic and to report that a parent suggested the clinic. Conclusions: Overall, minors attending

family planning clinics have good relations with parents. The youngest adolescents may be at family planning

clinics specifically because parents are involved in their reproductive health decisions. (PubHealth.info Document

ID: CONT1T 50-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Parent-child relations among minor females attending U.S.

family planning clinics.", is(are) Jones RK; Singh S; Purcell A. The source of this article is "Perspectives on

Sexual and Reproductive Health. 2005 Dec;37(4):192-201.". This article was published in 2005 in English

language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT1T 50-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 50

This article is peer-reviewed.

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