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YEAR: 2004

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Contraceptive use and consistency in U.S. teenagers' most recent sexual

relationships.

AUTHORS

Manlove J; Ryan S; Franzetta K

SOURCE

Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health. 2004;36(6):265-275.

ABSTRACT

Context: Most U.S. teenage pregnancies are unintended, partly because of inconsistent or no use of contraceptives.

Understanding the factors associated with contraceptive use in teenagers' most recent relationships can help

identify strategies to prevent unintended pregnancy. Methods: Data on 1,468 participants in Waves 1 and 2 of the

National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health who had two or more sexual relationships were analyzed to assess

factors associated with contraceptive use patterns in teenagers' most recent sexual relationship. Odds ratios were

generated through logistic regression. Results: Many relationship and partner characteristics were significant for

females but nonsignificant for males. For example, females' odds of ever, rather than never, having used

contraception in their most recent relationship increased with the duration of the relationship (odds ratio, 1.1); their

odds were reduced if they had not known their partner before dating him (0.2). The odds of consistent use (vs.

incosistent or no use)were higher for females in a "liked" relationship than for those in a romantic relationship (2.6),

and for females using a hormonal method instead of condoms (4.5). Females' odds of consistent use decreased if

the relationship involved physical violence (0.5). Among teenagers in romantic or "liked" relationships, the odds of

ever-use and a consistent use were elevated among females who had discussed contraception with the partner

before their first sex together (2.9 and 2.1, respectively), and the odds increased among males as the number of

presexual couple-like activities increased (1.2 for each). Conclusions: Teenagers must use contraception

consistently overtime and across relationships despite pressure not to. Therefore, they must learn to negotiate

sexual and contraceptive decisions in each relationship. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT1T 512-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Contraceptive use and consistency in U.S. teenagers' most

recent sexual relationships.", is(are) Manlove J; Ryan S; Franzetta K. The source of this article is "Perspectives on

Sexual and Reproductive Health. 2004;36(6):265-275.". This article was published in 2004 in English language(s).

(PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT1T 512-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 512

This article is peer-reviewed.

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