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YEAR: 1992

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Multivariate model of adolescent sexual activity and contraceptive use in

Lima and Mexico City.

AUTHORS

Kincaid DL; Valente T; Merritt AP; Zhang H

SOURCE

[Unpublished] 1992. Presented at the 120th Annual Meeting of the American

Public Health Association [APHA], Washington, D.C., November 8-12, 1992. [10] p.

ABSTRACT

This paper examined survey data from two Latin American cities in order to construct a multivariate model to explain

sexual activity and contraceptive use among adolescents 13-19 years of age. Three independent surveys were

conducted in Mexico City from October 1988 to September 1989 as part of an evaluation of a mass media campaign

to promote sexual responsibility using popular songs. Multiple logistic regression analysis revealed a similar pattern

for Mexico City and Lima. Determinants of sexual behavior include gender (male), sexual activity of one's peers,

liberal attitudes towards sexual relations, age, relationship of sexual relations to one's self-concept, having a boy/girl

friend, and discussion of sexual responsibility with one's peers and parents. Contraceptive use was explained by

communication with parents and peers about sex, peer's sexual activity, educational aspirations, and the relationship

of contraception to one's self-concept. Overall, it appeared that the recall of the songs, along with other social

variables, had an indirect effect on sexual activity through its effect on attitudes towards having sexual relations.

Structural equation modeling is proposed as a methodology to reveal indirect effects of the songs. Attached to this

paper is a compilation of tables presenting the results of the surveys. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT3T 1561-

06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Multivariate model of adolescent sexual activity and

contraceptive use in Lima and Mexico City.", is(are) Kincaid DL; Valente T; Merritt AP; Zhang H. The source of this

article is "[Unpublished] 1992. Presented at the 120th Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association

[APHA], Washington, D.C., November 8-12, 1992. [10] p.". This article was published in 1992 in English language(s).

(PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT3T 1561-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 11561

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