Factors influencing contraceptive behavior of single college students.
J Sex Marital Ther
; 3(4): 265-73, 1977.
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ABSTRACT
PIP: In recognition of the evidence that the rate of premarital intercourse is increasing and that a large proportion of those engaging in it are failing to use contraception, the premarital contraceptive behavior of 222 male and female college students was studied in order to learn about the conditions favoring reliable contraceptive use and those that make it unlikely. A pretested self-administered questionnaire was completed by 359 students enrolled in a human sexual development class (137 students were subsequently excluded because they were or had been married, had never had sexual intercourse, or had failed to complete the questionnaire). Contraceptive practice was examined in relation to dating patterns, level of emotional involvement with sex partners, type of birth control used, number of different sex partners, and reasons for failure to use birth control. 1 of the clearest findings of the study was that the beginning participant in intercourse is at high risk. During the 1st intercourse, 20% failed to use any method of contraception and 76% used either none or an unreliable method. By the time of the most recent intercourse, 50% were using the oral contraceptive and an additional 29% were using condom, diaphragm, foam, jelly, IUD, or a combination of these methods. A statistically significant difference was observed between that 1st and most recent intercourse in terms of the usage of reliable contraception. Results showed that the likelihood of using a reliable contraceptive increased when there was a high level of emotional involvement with the sex partner, the intercourse was planned, and the individual had prior sexual experience.
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01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Persona Soltera
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Estudiantes
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Universidades
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Conducta Anticonceptiva
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Sex Marital Ther
Año:
1977
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Reino Unido