What do we know about sexual and reproductive health of adolescents in Europe?

Avery, L.; Lazdāne, Gunta

doi:10.3109/13625187.2010.533007

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“…Across industrialised nations, a relatively high proportion of those leaving compulsory education, at around age 16, have already experienced sexual intercourse, and have engaged in sexual risk behaviour 2,3 . Addressing the sexual health of young people by raising their commitment to safer sex has become a major issue among developed countries 1,2,4 . Evidence suggests the rates of adolescent pregnancy are decreasing 2,10,11 .…”

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“…Addressing the sexual health of young people by raising their commitment to safer sex has become a major issue among developed countries 1,2,4 . Evidence suggests the rates of adolescent pregnancy are decreasing 2,10,11 . However, the average age of coitarche is also decreasing, and in many countries and regions there has been a reported rise in sexually transmitted infections (STIs) 2,12 .…”

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“…Evidence suggests the rates of adolescent pregnancy are decreasing 2,10,11 . However, the average age of coitarche is also decreasing, and in many countries and regions there has been a reported rise in sexually transmitted infections (STIs) 2,12 . Thus, while the risk profile may be changing, early and poorly protected sexual intercourse remains of central relevance to public health 11,13,14 .…”

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How well protected are sexually active 15-year olds? Cross-national patterns in condom and contraceptive pill use 2002–2006

Gabhainn

Băban

Boyce

et al. 2009

Int J Public Health

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How well protected are sexually active 15-year olds? Cross-national patterns in condom and contraceptive pill use 2002–2006

Gabhainn

Băban

Boyce

et al. 2009

Int J Public Health

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“…Previous studies have shown in general a decline in adolescent pregnancy rates, so the reported increase of incidence in STIs over the past 10 years is remarkable, despite large discrepancies in rates among countries for both issues. 27 Indeed, our results highlight a problem in youth contraception in Europe. Similar challenges have been described in other regions.…”

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Use of emergency contraceptive pill by 15‐year‐old girls: results from the international Health Behaviour in School‐aged Children (HBSC) study

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Ehlinger²,

Gabhainn³

et al. 2010

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Objective To describe emergency contraceptive pill (ECP) use and variation across countries/regions; and to explore personal and contextual factors associated with ECP use and differences across countries/regions.Design Data were obtained from 11 countries/regions in the 2006 Health Behaviour in School-aged Children cross-sectional study.Setting Data were collected by self-report questionnaire in school classrooms.Population The analysis is based on 2118 sexually active 15-yearold girls.Methods Contraceptive behaviours were compared across countries/regions by chi-square tests. Individual factors related to ECP use were investigated with separate logistic regression models. Multilevel random-intercept models allowed the investigation of individual and contextual effects, by partitioning the variance into student, school and country/region levels. Conclusions These data document the large heterogeneity in rates of ECP use between countries/regions. These differences could not be explained by individual or contextual factors, and raise further questions in relation to ECP access for adolescents and their education in its appropriate use.

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“…Sin embargo las medias de edad de inicio son más bajas que las referidas por otros autores, aunque en concordancia con la tendencia a una iniciación sexual cada vez más precoz (Avery & Lazdane, 2008).…”

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Sexuality, contraception and unsafe sexual behavior in adolescents

García-Vega

Robledo

García

et al. 2012

Int. j. psychol. res.

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In recent years there has been further liberalization of sexual behavior in the Western world, this tendency manifests itself especially in adolescents. The aim of the present study is of knowing the sexual behaviors of our young persons, as well as the unsafe sexual behaviors, in order to know those variables that could be involved in these behaviors. The study was carried out by 815 students (54,6 % girls and 45,4 % boys), through of an auto-report. Were observed few differences between the sexual practices and the age of beginning between boys and girls. The condom was the method of the first choice in the first sexual relation coital. The consumption of alcohol and the quantity of sexual pairs are risk conducts exercised in major measure for the boys. On the other hand, the girls are protected from sexually transmitted diseases, but there is increase of abortions, for what it would be neces sary to affect in a better protection.Key Words: Unsafe sexual behavior, adolescents, anticonception, gender. RESUMENEn los últimos años se ha observado una mayor liberalización de los comportamientos sexuales en el mundo occidental, esta tendencia se manifiesta de forma especial en los adolescentes. El objetivo del presente estudio es realizar una aproximación a las variables que pueden estar influyendo en el comportamiento sexual de riesgo de los adolescentes y a la posible diferencia de sexos. Participaron 815 estudiantes españoles (54,6% mujeres y 45,4% hombres), mediante la aplicación de un auto-informe. Se observaron pocas diferencias entre las prácticas sexuales y la edad de inicio entre hombres y mujeres. El preservativo fue el método de elección en la primera relación sexual coital. El consumo de alcohol y la cantidad de parejas sexuales fueron las conductas de riesgo más asociadas con los hombres. Por otra parte, las mujeres se protegen de enfermedades de transmisión sexual, pero hay incremento de abortos, por lo que sería necesario incidir en una mejor protección.Palabras Clave: Conducta sexual de riesgo, adolescentes, anticoncepción, género .

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What do we know about sexual and reproductive health of adolescents in Europe?

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How well protected are sexually active 15-year olds? Cross-national patterns in condom and contraceptive pill use 2002–2006

How well protected are sexually active 15-year olds? Cross-national patterns in condom and contraceptive pill use 2002–2006

Use of emergency contraceptive pill by 15‐year‐old girls: results from the international Health Behaviour in School‐aged Children (HBSC) study

Sexuality, contraception and unsafe sexual behavior in adolescents

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