Perceptions and preferences regarding sex and contraception, amongst adolescents

Ahuja, Vineet Kaur; Patnaik, Siriesha; Gurchandandeep,; Lugani, Yogita; Sharma, Nidhi; Goyal, Sandeep; Singh, G

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“…Trikha [ 44 ] found the initiation of sexual intercourse among students aged between 14 and 19 years. One article reported that the preference for sexual intercourse among adolescent girls was between the ages of 15 and 19 years [ 43 ]. The age gap between sexual contact and sexual intercourse was discussed in one study (n = 1).…”

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“…Seven articles described the understanding of contraception among adolescent girls between 15 and 19 years [ 36 , 41 , 48 , 54 , 58 – 61 ]. Female sterilisation, male sterilisation, Intra Uterine Devices, Copper-T, I-pill, and condoms were the major contraceptives explained by teenage girls [ 35 , 36 , 59 ] but the understanding regarding condoms, oral pills, and emergency contraceptives was described in some of the articles [ 43 , 60 – 63 ]. Knowledge about abortion among adolescent girls was explained in four articles [ 35 , 40 , 59 , 64 ].…”

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Perception, practices, and understanding related to teenage pregnancy among the adolescent girls in India: a scoping review

et al. 2023

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Background Teenage pregnancy is a concerning public health problem in India. Misperception and misunderstanding about pregnancy and its preventive methods lead to pregnancy when adolescents are involved in unsafe sexual intercourse. This scoping review aims to discuss the evidence on the perception, practices, and understanding related to teenage pregnancy among adolescent girls in the Indian context. Method The Arksey and O'Malley scoping review framework and Joanna Briggs Institute Reviewers’ Manual were used for the scoping review. The Population, Concept, and Context strategy (PCC) ensured the review questions, eligibility criteria, and search strategy. The Systematic Review and Meta-analysis: Extension for Scoping Review (PRISMA-ScR) was used. A literature search was done using electronic databases by specific keywords such as “teenage”, “adolescences”, “pregnancy”, “perception”, “knowledge”, “awareness”, etc. Relevant grey literature was identified through further searching. The review included studies that fulfil inclusion criteria having female adolescent groups aged from 10 to 19 years in the Indian context between the years 2000 and 2021. Result We found 40 eligible studies; more than half of these were from southern (35%) and northern (27.5%) regions, and studies from the rest of India were very sporadically distributed. Most studies (72.5%) were published in the last 10 years. The relevant extracted data from individual studies were synthesized and presented in the two major sections, perception, practices, and the second one, understanding and experiences among teenage girls. The understanding of pregnancy and teenage pregnancy-related preventive methods was detailed analysis in about 72% of papers whereas other aspects, such as perception (22.5%), practices (25%), and experiences (7.5%) were discussed in the remaining papers related to pregnancy among adolescent girls. Conclusion Evidence in the selected studies shows that understanding and practices are the major areas that were primarily explored, where perception, practices and experiences are the topics that are relatively less investigated. Literature synthesis derives misconception, lack of understanding, and practices without knowing the consequences are the key factors responsible for early pregnancies. Future interventions like increasing awareness, providing comprehensive reproductive knowledge, convenient health care aids, and proper counselling are adequate measures for minimalising the problem. The present analysis showed that studies are limited in their scope concerning various aspects of teenage pregnancy in India, so this scoping review gives essential perspectives on future research and implementation plans and policies in this field.

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Perception, practices, and understanding related to teenage pregnancy among the adolescent girls in India: a scoping review

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“…Ten out of 37 articles focused on adolescent girls and young women, while the rest considered women in the reproductive age group (15–49) as the study sample. These studies were conducted in Delhi [ 33 , 34 ], Maharashtra, Gujarat [ 35 ], Uttar Pradesh [ 36 ], Bihar [ 37 ] Punjab [ 38 ], Tamil Nadu [ 39 ] using primary data. At the same time, Tripathy [ 40 ] used DLHS data at the all-India level for this age group to analyze the awareness about sexual and reproductive needs.…”

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“…There is a significant association between the nuclear status of a family and preference for premarital sex [ 38 ]. Education and economic status are significant determinants of pre and extramarital sex of married men.…”

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Vulnerability to Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) / Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) among adolescent girls and young women in India: A rapid review

Paul,

Sharma,

Dayal

et al. 2024

PLoS ONE

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Limited evidence is available on the vulnerability of Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) to sexual risk behaviour and STI/HIV. Though there are almost no statistics available on vulnerability, related literature suggests that AGYW have low awareness about sexual risk behaviour/ transmission and the prevalence of STI/HIV, making them vulnerable. We conducted a rapid review of peer-reviewed studies addressing transmission network, prevalence, incidence awareness, common determinants of sexual risk behaviour/STI/HIV, health-seeking behaviour and existing interventions addressing the situation among AGYW (age 15–24) to inform the evidence gap in this crucial area of research. We registered the study in PROSPERO (CRD42023403713). We developed detailed inclusion/exclusion criteria, searched JSTOR, PubMed, Google Scholar, Science Direct and Population Council Knowledge Commons databases and followed the guidance from Cochrane Rapid Review to develop the rapid review. We also searched the bibliography of the included studies. We included the English language peer-reviewed quantitative, qualitative, mixed method studies published from Jan 1 2000 to Mar 31 2023. Six reviewers extracted data, and the seventh reviewer independently assessed the quality. Ninety-six studies met the inclusion criteria. We used descriptive statistics and narrative synthesis methods for data analysis. We also conducted a Risk of Bias Assessment (RoB) to check the quality of the included studies. Inadequate literature was found on the transmission network. Prevalence and awareness of STI/HIV are low among AGYW. However, Female Sex Workers, sex-trafficked women or drug users in this age group suffer more. Age, education, income, relationship dynamics with spouses/partners, multiple partners, and substance use are crucial in determining STI/HIV. Traditional sources of health seeking are more popular than formal sources because of social stigma. Mass media campaigns, community mobilization programs, and life skills training programs increase awareness about HIV, condom use and self-efficacy. The inclusion of only English language studies and not conducting meta-analysis because of high heterogeneity are some of the limitations of the study.

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“…[ 16 17 ] are among factors affecting divorce, especially among newly married couples. [ 18 19 ] The best tool to achieve a desirable sexual Function is education and creating a positive attitude towards sexual matters. [ 20 21 ] Sex education is one of the priorities of women's health[ 22 ] and has been heralded as effective in promoting sexually healthy behavior in youth.…”

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Sex education and Afghan migrant adolescent women

Hakimi

Kheirkhah

Abolghasemi

et al. 2021

Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care

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Introduction: Successful sex is one of the greatest behavioral needs of couples, especially those who marry at an early age. The best way to access information is education and learning. Face to face training is one of the most common methods, with the advancement of technology, multimedia training can be a good alternative method to sex education. This study was designed to comparison between two educational method Multimedia and Face to face on sexual function of Afghan Migrant Adolescent Women. Methods: The study was a quasi-experimental educational intervention conducted in selected charity centers in Mashhad. The selected centers were randomly chosen as face to face intervention ( n = 36), multimedia intervention ( n = 36) and control ( n = 36) groups. Our method of sampling was convenient at each center. Intervention groups received four one-hour sessions of sex education using various face to face and multimedia methods. Sexual function were measured using female sexual function index (FSFI) before, immediately and 8 weeks after the intervention. Data were analyzed with SPSS version 16. Results: The level of sexual function did not show a significant difference in groups before the intervention, but these increased significantly immediately ( P = 0.005) and 8 weeks later ( P < 0.001). Conclusion: Because of the taboo of sexual issues and the lack of difference between the two methods in improving sexual function, multimedia method is a good alternative educational method.

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Perceptions and preferences regarding sex and contraception, amongst adolescents

Cited by 9 publications

References 19 publications

Perception, practices, and understanding related to teenage pregnancy among the adolescent girls in India: a scoping review

Perception, practices, and understanding related to teenage pregnancy among the adolescent girls in India: a scoping review

Vulnerability to Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) / Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) among adolescent girls and young women in India: A rapid review

Sex education and Afghan migrant adolescent women

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