Family, personal, and social factors associated with the non-use of contraceptive methods during the first sexual experience in adolescent women

Journal of Public Health Policy
Carlos F Vázquez-RodríguezNancy V Ortega Betancourt

Abstract

Unplanned pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in adolescents continue to be major health problems around the world. They are associated with sex that occurs without contraceptive protection. We determined the relationship of family, personal, and social factors with the non-use of any contraceptive method during the first sexual experience in 1409 adolescent women. The most significant risk factors were being less than 15 years of age and lacking knowledge and awareness about contraceptive methods. In the family environment, the risk factors were living in an incomplete family and the existence of a poor relationship among the father, the mother, and the adolescents. Socialization with friends who became sexually active at an early age was also associated with having sex for the first time without protection. This information should be used in sexual and reproductive education programmes to prevent unplanned pregnancy and STIs in adolescent women.

References

Oct 25, 2011·Contraception·Lawrence B Finer, Mia R Zolna
Aug 21, 2013·Journal of Urban Health : Bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine·Francisco Vázquez-NavaWilberto Sánchez-Márquez
Oct 1, 2014·Pediatrics·Mary A OttUNKNOWN Committee on Adolescence
Jul 13, 2016·JAMA : the Journal of the American Medical Association·Alison J RodgerUNKNOWN PARTNER Study Group
Jul 23, 2016·The Journal of Adolescent Health : Official Publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine·Shoshana K GoldbergCarolyn T Halpern
Aug 2, 2016·Journal of Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology·Nicole M PrittElise D Berlan
Oct 1, 2016·Global Public Health·Nanzen Caroline Kaphagawani, Ezekiel Kalipeni
Oct 6, 2016·The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care : the Official Journal of the European Society of Contraception·Johannes BitzerUNKNOWN Global CARE (Contraception: Access, Resources, Education) Group
Nov 9, 2016·The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews·Amanda J Mason-JonesCarl Lombard
Dec 29, 2016·Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica·Sonia GuleriaSusanne K Kjaer
Mar 23, 2017·The Journal of Adolescent Health : Official Publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine·Jacqueline NesiKristina M Jackson

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Jun 1, 2018·The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care : the Official Journal of the European Society of Contraception·Emanuela Turillazzi, Marco Di Paolo
Nov 11, 2020·The American Journal of Psychiatry·Leanne R McCloskeyJessica W Kiley

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.

© 2022 Meta ULC. All rights reserved