Sexual initiation and contraceptive use among adolescent women in northeast Brazil.
Stud Fam Plann
; 31(3): 228-38, 2000 Sep.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-11020934
To estimate trends and determinants of sexual initiation and contraceptive use among adolescent women in Northeast Brazil, multivariate logistic hazard models are used that draw on data from three Demographic and Health Surveys conducted there between 1986 and 1996. Educational attainment is among the variables found to be associated most consistently with differential risk of engaging in first intercourse during adolescence, including premarital intercourse, and of contraceptive use during sexual initiation. Greater frequency of attending religious services and greater exposure to television are also associated with lower rates of sexual initiation and higher use of contraceptives. Seemingly diminishing returns of education on delayed sexual activity may help explain, in part, observed increases in the absolute level of adolescent sexual experience across survey periods, however. Multilevel modeling techniques pointing to the existence of cluster-level random variances underline the need for further research into community influences on individual sexual activity.
Palavras-chave
Adolescents; Adolescents, Female; Age Factors; Americas; Behavior; Brazil; Contraception; Contraceptive Usage--determinants; Demographic Factors; Developing Countries; Family Planning; First Intercourse--determinants; Latin America; Population; Population Characteristics; Research Methodology; Research Report; Sampling Studies; Sex Behavior; South America; Studies; Surveys; Youth
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Comportamento Sexual
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Comportamento do Adolescente
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Anticoncepcionais
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Aspecto:
Equity_inequality
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Stud Fam Plann
Ano de publicação:
2000
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos