Perceptions of contraception, non-protection and induced abortion among a sample of urban Swedish teenage girls: Focus group discussions

Abstract

Qualitative sexual education with single-sex sessions and gender related messages as a recurrent activity in the school curricula may help to empower young women and promote avoidance of risk-taking during sexual activity thus helping to reduce the incidence of unwanted pregnancies. In addition, access to cheap condoms could provide a stimulus to increased use of condoms.

Sexual behavior and contraception among young Polish women

“…Our findings do not support the commonly stated claim that young people neglect contraceptive protection when they first have intercourse (21). The analysis made among young Polish women suggests also that there is a very welcome tendency toward choosing reliable methods with time, i.e.…”

Girls’ Empowerment and Adolescent Pregnancy: A Systematic Review

“…Nines studies reporting an association between empowerment (education, policy, economic, social, and community) and adolescent pregnancy were identified. The United States of America (USA) and Kenya had two studies each [33][34][35][36] and the rest were conducted in Brazil, Canada, Nigeria, Nepal, and Sweden [37][38][39][40][41]. The distribution is relevant, as five of the nine studies were conducted in LMICs [35][36][37]39,40].…”

“…The distribution is relevant, as five of the nine studies were conducted in LMICs [35][36][37]39,40]. Of the nine articles, four were qualitative studies [33,35,38,41]. The first study, conducted in the USA, was part of a mixed method project, done to bring more explanation on quantitative findings.…”

A qualitative study of the lived experiences of young Chinese females in condom use negotiations

“…Although there have been numerous discussions and even heated debates about the reasons for young females' engagement in unprotected sexual behaviour, most of the discourses focus on their lack of substantial knowledge regarding the dangers of unprotected sex, embarrassment about asking their partners to use condoms, fear of reduced sexual *Corresponding author. Email: siumingto@cuhk.edu.hk q 2013 Taylor & Francis satisfaction and perceived sense of inconvenience (Arai, 2003;Ho & Wong, 2006;Thorsén, Aneblom, & Gemzell-Danielsson, 2006;Wingood & DiClemente, 2000). Other studies have examined the benefits and costs of condom use, proposing that when the estimated benefits of using condoms are higher than the expected costs, the chance that precautions are taken increases (Gebhardt, Kuyper, & Greunsven, 2003;Parsons, Halkitis, Bimbi, & Borkowski, 2000).…”