[Between contradictions and risks: Mexican male adolescents' views about teenage pregnancy and its association with sexual behavior]. / Entre contradicciones y riesgos: opiniones de varones adolescentes mexicanos sobre el embarazo temprano y su asociación con el comportamiento sexual.
Salud Publica Mex
; 56(2): 180-8, 2014 Apr.
Article
em Es
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-25014424
OBJECTIVE: To explore the opinions of Mexican male adolescents regarding teenage pregnancy and analyze its association with sexual behavior. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is a cross-sectional study using a self-administered questionnaire among a conventional sample of male students (15-19 years old) in eight public schools in Morelos and Mexico City. Analyses include multivariate models to identify the association between opinions and sexual behaviors. RESULTS: Overall, 68% agree that a teenage pregnancy is a negative event. In a hypothetical case, if a girlfriend got pregnant in this moment 56% would continue in the school whereas 18% would definitely abandon it. Those who affirm that a teenage pregnancy is something very bad have greater odds of using condoms (OR=1.8; p<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: Male adolescents' views about teenage pregnancy are associated with some sexual behaviors; however their opinions reflect several contradictions. The design of surveys directed exclusively to explore male adolescents' opinions about reproductive health is urgent.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Gravidez na Adolescência
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Comportamento Sexual
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Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde
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Inquéritos e Questionários
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Homens
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Pregnancy
País/Região como assunto:
Mexico
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Salud Publica Mex
Ano de publicação:
2014
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
México