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YEAR: 1991

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Fear of contraceptives, wish for closer relationship are major reasons

teenagers delay visiting clinic.

AUTHORS

Turner R

SOURCE

Family Planning Perspectives. 1991 Nov-Dec;23(6):287-8.

ABSTRACT

Researchers compared data on black female teenagers who had attended family planning clinics in 8 US cities with

1982 and 1984 data on black females from a school based pregnancy prevention program study in Baltimore,

Maryland. All the subjects were sexually active. 14% of the clinic group and, at baseline, 19% of those who had never

been to a clinic and 13% of those who had been listed fear of contraceptives as the main reason for delay of visiting

a clinic. It was a contributing reason for 34%, 45%, and 35% respectively. 2 years later, the figures fell to 13% for

those student clinic attenders and 11% for those who had not been to a clinic. The corresponding figures were 23%

and 31%. Yet 2 years later 29% still had not gone to a clinic. Another major reason for delay was waiting for the

relationship to become closer (primary reason: 9% of clinic patients, 14% of student clinic attenders, 10% of those

who had attended a clinic; contributing reason: 26%, 34% and 27% respectively). After 2 years, the figures were 23%

for student clinic attenders and 11% for those who had not been to a clinic. Fear that parents would learn of their

sexual activity constituted the 3rd leading reason. 9% of clinic patients claimed this fear as their primary reason

while 28% claimed it as a contributing reason. Furthermore 35% of patients who suspected pregnancy stated fear of

parents as a reason for delay while only 22% of those who sought contraception did so. In the Baltimore group at

baseline, students who did not go to a clinic were 2 times as likely to state fear of parents as a reason than those

who attended a clinic. At follow up, 20% of students who had not yet gone to a clinic gave fear of parents as the

primary reason for delay and 34% gave it as a contributing reason. In conclusion, beliefs, attitudes, and perception

remained barriers to contraceptive use. (PubHealth.info Document ID: CONT3T 2508-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Fear of contraceptives, wish for closer relationship are

major reasons teenagers delay visiting clinic.", is(are) Turner R. The source of this article is "Family Planning

Perspectives. 1991 Nov-Dec;23(6):287-8.". This article was published in 1991 in English language(s).

(PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT3T 2508-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 12508

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