Who's to blame: adolescent sexual activity

Kornfield, Ruth

doi:10.1016/s0140-1971(85)80004-x

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“…Establishing motives for pregnancy is not a simple task and it is clear that a division into planned and unplanned pregnancies is a gross over-simplification (Hass, 1974;Furstenberg, 1976;Miller, 1978). The sample was divided into four categories based on their reported response on first learning of the pregnancy ( Table 2).…”

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“…Problems over communication with partners may be even more important; Skinner (1985) found that involvement in a serious relationship reduced the chances of pregnancy. The decision to obtain contraceptives is influenced by many factors (Kornfield, 1985).…”

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“…Only 57% of a sample of teenagers (Farrell, 1978), 43% of a sample of teenage mothers (Smith, 1983), and 32% of teenage mothers, 36% of teenage abortion patients and 72% of teenage attenders at family planning clinics (Skinner, 1985) used contraception the first time they had sexual intercourse; numerous American studies (Kornfield, 1985) confirm this finding. Subsequently the practice increases: 90% of Smith's sample had had experience of contraceptive use 3 months after the birth, and over 90% of a 1976 sample of sexually active teenagers were using contraception, and the great majority of these were using the pill (Dunnell, 1979).…”

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Contraceptive experience and attitudes to motherhood of teenage mothers

Ineichen

1986

J. Biosoc. Sci.

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Sexual experience is increasingly common among teenagers. Evidence suggests that while many teenage pregnancies are unintended, teenagers remain less than totally effective users of contraception. Among a sample of 102 teenage mothers, only two-thirds had ever used contraception, although only a quarter of the pregnancies were planned. About half of the teenagers were upset on hearing the initial news of the pregnancy; half of these had been using the pill, which in many cases had been given up without another form of contraception substituted. These girls present a formidable challenge to providers of contraceptive services, especially in view of the restricted opportunities available to working-class girls.

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Contraceptive experience and attitudes to motherhood of teenage mothers

Ineichen

1986

J. Biosoc. Sci.

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“…The controversy regarding contraceptive advice in schools is unfortunate because the research studies consistently show no link between sexual health services and increased sexual activity amongst young people (Kornfield, 1985;Mellanby et al, 1992;Sellars et al, 1994) with some evidence that countries with greater access for young people to sex education and birth control also enjoy the lowest rates of teenage pregnancy, birth and abortion (Ray, 1994). Sex education may also lead to a delay in the onset of sexual activity (Baldo et al, 1993).…”

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The contribution of interagency collaboration to the promotion of young people's sexual health

Bloxham¹

1997

Health Educ Res

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This paper employs a case study approach in order to examine the contribution of interagency working to the delivery of education and services in the difficult field of young people's sexual health. It reports on a collaborative UK initiative involving teachers, community health practitioners, health promotion staff, and youth and community workers. The provision included school-based sex education, drop-in advice and information facilities, 'detached' street work, and a young person's clinic. A qualitative study was completed involving detailed interviews with 25 staff from the different agencies involved. The findings suggest that interagency collaboration can enhance the work of each organization, and can achieve a comprehensive response to young people's sexual health needs by making positive use of the distinctive roles, skills, knowledge and approaches of the different agencies. The potential that such a collaboration will have a significant impact on young people's sexual health is discussed.

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“…Black adolescent males reported higher rates of condom use than did White adolescent males (Marsiglio, 1993;Sonenstein, Pleck, & Ku, 1989), although both groups reported low rates of consistent use of condoms . Further, we are beginning to understand the association of contextual factors like family structure (Furstenberg, Morgan, Moore, & Peterson, 1987;Newcomb, Huba, & Bentler, 1986;Newcomer & Udry, 1987), peer relationships (Billy & Udry, 1985a,b;Kornfield, 1985), and partner characteristics (DeLamater & MacCorquodale, 1979) to adolescent sexual behavior and condom use. 363…”

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