It was evaluated knowledge, attitude and practice concerning contraceptive pills and preservatives among teenagers at a public University of São Paulo. A Questionnaire was applied for 295 students. We verified that teenagers presented a positive attitude as to contraceptive practices because 92.6% of them said that adolescents should use contraceptive methods, and among those who had already initiated their sexual activities, 82% answered that they always used some type of contraceptive during their sexual intercourses. They showed higher knowledge than practice. Comparing the pill to preservative, we noticed that adolescents presented a greater knowledge and practice regarding preservatives. It was concluded that although they have corrects knowledge and practice, they need modified some of their practices for an effective contraception.
Objetivou-se identificar o uso de métodos anticoncepcionais entre adolescentes, ingressantes de uma universidade pública paulista e descrever o perfil desses universitários quanto a algumas características sócio-demográficas. Foi utilizado um questionário e a amostra foi composta por 295 adolescentes. Relataram ter iniciado atividade sexual 48,8%. A idade média para o início foi aos 17 anos, e a maioria relatou ter usado um método contraceptivo. O método mais utilizado foi o preservativo e este em combinação com a pílula, principalmente. Observou-se que os adolescentes buscam informações, seja através de profissionais da saúde, professores, ou através de livros, com destaque para a mídia. Conclui-se que os universitários iniciam atividade sexual mais tardiamente e buscam conhecimento sobre anticoncepção.
OBJECTIVE:To assess the relationship between locus of control and knowledge, attitude and practice regarding pill and condom use among university students. METHODS:The inquiry was developed in Campinas, a city in Southeastern Brazil, in 2006. A total of 295 adolescent newcomers to a public university answered a structured questionnaire and Levenson's multidimensional locus of control scale. The scores of the dimensions of locus of control were calculated and Spearman's correlation coeffi cient was used to assess their correlation with knowledge and practice concerning pill and condom use. In order to assess the relationship between the dimensions of locus of control and sociodemographic variables and variables related to the individuals' sex life, Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney tests were used. RESULTS:Male adolescents had higher scores of powerful others externality when compared to female adolescents (p=0.01). Students living alone had lower internality (p=0.01). When locus of control was compared to condom use in the fi rst intercourse, considering only the 102 students who informed the age of the beginning of sexual activity, greater internality was found among male adolescents who did not use condoms (p<0.05). When the locus of control scores were correlated with contraceptive knowledge and practice, it was found that the higher the powerful others externality locus, the lower the adequate use of contraceptive methods (r = -0.22, p=0.03). CONCLUSIONS:The powerful others externality locus infl uences the practice of contraceptive use in this group of adolescents. Studies designed to understand the decision-making process concerning contraception in adolescents remain inconclusive. However, multiple factors are known to infl uence the decision-making process, resulting in attitudes and practices. Data show that there is a gap between knowledge and adequate practice regarding contraception. 10Personal characteristics and personality are also known to infl uence behavior, contributing to the use or nonuse of contraception in adolescence. 1,3The locus of control scale is used for this type of assessment. Locus of control refers to an individual's generalized expectations concerning where control over subsequent events resides. In other words, who RESUMO OBJETIVO: Avaliar a relação do lócus de controle com conhecimento, atitude e prática relacionados à pílula e ao preservativo entre adolescentes estudantes universitários. MÉTODOS:Estudo tipo inquérito desenvolvido em Campinas, SP, em 2006. O total de 295 adolescentes ingressantes de uma universidade pública respondeu a um questionário estruturado e à escala multidimensional de lócus de controle de Levenson. Foram calculados os escores das dimensões do lócus de controle e o coefi ciente de correlação de Spearman para avaliar a correlação com o conhecimento e a prática do uso de pílula e preservativo. Para avaliar a relação entre as dimensões do lócus de controle e as variáveis sociodemográfi cas e variáveis relacionadas à vida sexual foram usados os test...
The purpose was to assess the relationship between locus of control and the contraceptive method chosen. It was used the Levenson's Multidimensional Locus of Control Scale and 191 women was interviewed. Users of male condoms presented greater Internality than the monthly contraceptive injection users. Regarding the External locus of control (Powerful Others), the implant users presented less Externality than those who used condoms, tubal ligation, three-monthly injections and the IUD. Regarding the External locus of control (Chance), the implant users presented smaller scores than those who opted for tubal ligation, three-monthly injections and the IUD. It was observed also that monthly injections users presented smaller scores of External locus of control (Chance) than the women who were three-monthly injections users.
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