Contraceptive knowledge and expectations by adolescents: an explanation by focus groups

Peremans, Lieve; Hermann, Ingeborg; Avonts, Dirk; Royen, Paul Van; Denekens, Joke

doi:10.1016/s0738-3991(99)00068-3

Cited by 32 publications

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“…Studies of DMPA [4] and Norplant [9] identified personal experiences, method characteristics, and social context (friends' experiences, sexual partnerships) as factors influencing decision-making. Additional studies of adolescents have described numerous sources for contraceptive information, primarily friends [19,20], healthcare providers [10], and family members. Other qualitative work found that women identified social referents who would approve or disapprove of their use of contraception in general, but did not indicate that the social group affected which method was chosen [17].…”

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Transdermal Contraception as a Model for Adolescent Use of New Methods

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Murray

et al. 2011

Journal of Adolescent Health

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Transdermal Contraception as a Model for Adolescent Use of New Methods

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Murray

et al. 2011

Journal of Adolescent Health

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“…Most of them are reluctant to discuss contraception with health workers 3 and such discussions are merely seen as an unavoidable requirement to obtain medical care or contraception 3 . Few teenagers mention health workers as an important source of information about contraception 2,4,5 information include friends, teachers, parents and media, particularly books, magazines, and brochures 2,4-6 .…”

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Adolescents: Is there an association between knowledge of oral contraceptives and profession of provider?

Hansen

Skjeldestad

2007

The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health

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Knowledge about oral contraceptives (OCs) was investigated among young users of OCs by profession of provider, namely, physician or public health nurse. A 44-item questionnaire designed to assess communication about contraception and knowledge of OCs was distributed to students in 11 of 13 high schools in Trondheim, Norway. Data from 688 OC users were eligible for analyses. Knowledge about OCs was measured by means of 15 questions, from which scores on three separate indices and a total index were determined. Separate indices included knowledge about physical changes during OC use (index I), knowledge about the pill's relative efficacy (index II) and knowledge about risks of cancer/ thromboembolism (index III). Logistic regression analyses showed that high scores with regard to knowledge indices were predicted by sexual activity and communication about contraception with peers and/or parents. Profession of provider was not associated with high knowledge scores. Information given during brief and annual discussions with health professionals appears to have an insignificant impact as compared with information from other sources. Our results plead for an over-the-counter practice.

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“…Much is known about young peoples' beliefs and use of condoms [13][14][15] , but much less about their beliefs, experience and use of hormonal methods of contraception. A qualitative study found that Belgian adolescent women were concerned about the safety of OCs and held false beliefs regarding their contents and side effects 16 . Data concerning British adolescents are lacking.…”

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