Locus of control, knowledge, attitude and practice for contraception among adolescents.
Rev Bras Enferm
; 73(2): e20170604, 2020.
Article
em En, Pt
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-32236358
OBJECTIVES: to assess the relation of the locus of control with the adolescents' knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP). METHODS: this is a cross-sectional study with 1,192 high school students. Data were collected using the KAP questionnaire and the Levenson locus of control scale and analyzed by descriptive statistics, Mann-Whitney U test and Kruskal-Wallis H test. RESULTS: Women presented higher Externality Powerful Others locus of control than man (p=0.0015) and adolescents over 17, higher Externality Chance locus of control (p=<0.0001). Students who used contraceptive methods at the first contraceptive method had higher Externality Powerful Others (p=0.0107) and those who used coitus interruptus, had higher Externality Chance (p=0.0013). Internality was inversely proportional to the practice in relation to the dimensions of the locus of control. CONCLUSIONS: The dimensions of the locus of control were related to some contraceptive practices, but little or no relation to knowledge and attitude.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde
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Comportamento do Adolescente
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Comportamento Contraceptivo
Tipo de estudo:
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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Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
En
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Pt
Revista:
Rev Bras Enferm
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Brasil