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YEAR: 2005

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Adolescents' reports of parental knowledge of adolescents' use of sexual

health services and their reactions to mandated parental notification for

prescription contraception.

AUTHORS

Jones RK; Purcell A; Singh S; Finer LB

SOURCE

JAMA. Journal of the American Medical Association. 2005 Jan 19;293(3):340-348.

ABSTRACT

Context Legislation has been proposed that would mandate parental notification for adolescents younger than 18

years (minors) obtaining prescription contraception from federally funded family planning clinics. Objective To

determine the extent to which parents are currently aware that their teenage daughters are accessing reproductive

health services and how minors would react in the face of mandated parental involvement laws for prescription birth

control. Design, Setting, and Participants A total of 1526 female adolescents younger than 18 years seeking

reproductive health services at a national sample of 79 family planning clinics were surveyed between May 2003 and

February 2004. Main Outcome Measures Proportions of minor females who reported that a parent or guardian was

aware that they were at the family planning clinic and, under conditions of mandated parental involvement,

proportions of minors who would access prescription contraceptives at family planning clinics or engage in unsafe

sex. Results Sixty percent of minors reported that a parent or guardian knew they were accessing sexual health

services at the clinic. Fifty-nine percent of all adolescents would use the clinic for prescription contraception even if

parental notification were mandated. This response was less common (29.5%) among adolescents whose parents

were unaware of their clinic visits and more common (79%) among those whose parents were aware. Many

adolescents gave more than 1 response to mandated parental involvement. Forty-six percent would use an over-the-

counter method, and 18% would go to a private physician. Seven percent said that they would stop having sex as one

response, but only 1% indicated this would be their only reaction. One in 5 adolescents would use no contraception

or rely on withdrawal as one response to mandated notification. Conclusions Most minor adolescent females seeking

family planning services report that their parents are aware of their use of services. Most would continue to use clinic

services if parental notification were mandated. However, mandated parental notification laws would likely increase

risky or unsafe sexual behavior and, in turn, the incidence of adolescent pregnancy and sexually transmitted

diseases. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT1T 57-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Adolescents' reports of parental knowledge of adolescents'

use of sexual health services and their reactions to mandated parental notification for prescription contraception.",

is(are) Jones RK; Purcell A; Singh S; Finer LB. The source of this article is "JAMA. Journal of the American

Medical Association. 2005 Jan 19;293(3):340-348.". This article was published in 2005 in English language(s).

(PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT1T 57-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 57

This article is peer-reviewed.

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