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YEAR: 1995

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Psychosocial factors influencing teenage sexual activity, use of

contraception and unplanned pregnancy.

AUTHORS

Woodward VM

SOURCE

MIDWIFERY. 1995 Dec;11(4):210-6.

ABSTRACT

In order to gain insight into factors affecting sexual behavior among teenagers in the UK, a comparative study was

undertaken from May to July 1992 using data gathered from 30 teenagers attending a prenatal clinic with an

unplanned pregnancy and 31 never-pregnant teenage girls attending a family planning (FP) clinic. The self-

completed questionnaire contained 19 items that elicited information on age, ethnicity, living arrangements, parents'

occupation (not included in the analysis), religion, school or employment, academic achievement, communication

about sexual matters, menarche, sexual experience, current relationships, contraceptive usage, sources of

contraceptives, and perception of available systems of support in dealing with sexual matters. It was found that the

two groups were similar in regard to demographic factors, age at initiation of sexual intercourse, total number of

sexual partners, number having a current regular boyfriend, and length of interval between going out with a boy and

initiating sexual intercourse. The FP teens were more likely to be living with both natural parents, to be in school, to

depend upon books for sexual information (rather than their mothers), and to discuss values with friends. The

pregnant teens were involved in lengthier relationships with their boyfriends, were more likely to be cohabiting with

their boyfriends, and were more likely to be unemployed and out of school. These findings indicate that no simple

model exists to predict teenage sexual or contraceptive behavior. Further studies are warranted into the effects of

family discord, of unemployment, and of perceptions of future possibilities on the use of contraception and incidence

of unplanned pregnancy during adolescence. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT2T 3040-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Psychosocial factors influencing teenage sexual activity,

use of contraception and unplanned pregnancy.", is(are) Woodward VM. The source of this article is "MIDWIFERY.

1995 Dec;11(4):210-6.". This article was published in 1995 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document ID:

CONT2T 3040-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 8040

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