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Knowledge, attitudes and practices on contraception for teens
Conhecimentos, atitudes e práticas sobre contracepção para adolescentes
Conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas de anticonceptivos para adolescentes
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Abstract Objective: to Investigate the communication, knowledge, attitudes and sexual behavior of adolescents. Method: this is an exploratory study and was conducted with students from the 7th to the 9th grade. Variables were: communication, attitudes, knowledge about contraception, sex, age, and sexual beha... mehr
Objective: to Investigate the communication, knowledge, attitudes and sexual behavior of adolescents. Method: this is an exploratory study and was conducted with students from the 7th to the 9th grade. Variables were: communication, attitudes, knowledge about contraception, sex, age, and sexual behavior. Analyses were performed by frequency, chi-square test, Student and logistic regression. Results: of the 570 participants, most had 14-16 years and had little knowledge and unfavorable or ambivalent attitudes. Only 65% talked about contraception and 21,4% were sexually initiated. Among these, 49,3% had never used contraceptive methods (CM). There was no significant difference in the use of CMs between those who talked about contraception or not (p = 0,201). Conclusion: the results have presented a majority of sexually active adolescents under 15 years with knowledge and unfavorable attitudes to contraception and never used any CM. This study warns that communication about contraception should be encouraged before sexual initiation.... weniger
Thesaurusschlagwörter
Sexualverhalten; Jugendlicher; Empfängnisverhütung; Schwangerschaft; Wissen; Einstellung; Information; Kommunikation
Klassifikation
Medizinsoziologie
Familiensoziologie, Sexualsoziologie
Jugendsoziologie, Soziologie der Kindheit
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2016
Seitenangabe
S. 3597-3608
Zeitschriftentitel
Revista de Pesquisa: Cuidado é Fundamental Online, 8 (2016) 1
DOI
https://doi.org/10.9789/2175-5361.2016.v8i1.3597-3608
ISSN
2175-5361
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)