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YEAR: 2004

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Emergency contraception use is correlated with increased condom use among

adolescents: results from Mexico. [El uso de anticoncepción de emergencia

es correlativo a un aumento del uso de condones entre los adolescentes:

resultados en México.]

AUTHORS

Walker DM; Torres P; Gutierrez JP; Flemming K; Bertozzi SM

SOURCE

Journal of Adolescent Health. 2004;35:329-334.

ABSTRACT

The purpose was to evaluate the association between knowledge about, or experience with, emergency

contraception (EC), and condom use among school-attending adolescents in the state of Morelos, Mexico. We

analyzed data from anonymously self-administered questionnaires (n = 10,918), from a cluster-randomized controlled

trial among first year students from 40 (75%) public high schools in Morelos, Mexico. The survey included specific

questions about EC knowledge and experience as well as questions about perceived ability to negotiate and

condition sexual relations on condom use; and condom use at first and last sexual intercourse. Overall, 61% (6384)

of students had heard of EC, and 36% (1964) of girls and 39% (1997) of boys had correct knowledge about EC.

Correct knowledge was based upon knowing that EC is pills taken up to 3 days after unprotected sex to prevent

pregnancy. Of 1695 (15.6%) reporting lifetime sexual activity, 16.4 % (275) reported they had tried to obtain EC and

almost of all them (263) reported having used EC. The probability of a student reporting he/she is capable of

interrupting sexual intercourse to use a condom was significantly higher for those who had correct EC knowledge,

and a history of EC use was strongly correlated with condom use at last sexual intercourse. Experience with

emergency contraception has no adverse effects on condom use, but rather is associated with an increased

probability of condom use and an increased perceived capacity to negotiate condom use. Despite concern that

information about, and access to EC may encourage sexual risk taking, our results suggest the reverse is true. These

data support the position that there is no justification to withhold EC information or access from adolescents.

(PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT1T 542-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Emergency contraception use is correlated with increased

condom use among adolescents: results from Mexico. [El uso de anticoncepción de emergencia es correlativo a un

aumento del uso de condones entre los adolescentes: resultados en México.]", is(are) Walker DM; Torres P;

Gutierrez JP; Flemming K; Bertozzi SM. The source of this article is "Journal of Adolescent Health. 2004;35:329-

334.". This article was published in 2004 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT1T 542-06.

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This article is peer-reviewed.

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