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Unintended pregnancy rates are high among teens and young adults, in part because of contraceptive inconsistency and nonuse. This paper examines recent first sexual relationships among females and young adults in the NSFG and tests whether characteristics of their relationships, the partners they choose, and their choice of contraceptive methods are associated with contraceptive use and consistency
Using logistic regression analyses, we found that Hispanics, those who were younger at first sex, those with older sexual partners or more religious partners, and those who cohabited with their partners had reduced odds of contraceptive use and/or consistency. In contrast, having discussions with parents about reproductive health and receiving multiple types of sex education were associated with greater contraceptive use and consistency. Longer relationships were associated with greater odds of ever using contraception but lower odds of always using a method. Perceived seriousness of first sexual relationship was only marginally associated ever using contraception and not associated with consistent use.
Method choice was also associated with contraceptive consistency. Females using hormonal methods in their first relationships were more likely than those using condoms to contracept consistently. Also, those who switched to more effective methods over the course of their sexual relationship had greater consistency, while those who switched to less effective methods had reduced consistency compared to those who used the same method throughout their first relationship.
The findings highlight the importance of paying attention to the partners and relationships that teens are engaged in to improve contraceptive use and avoid unintended pregnancy. |
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| Manlove, Jennifer. and Terry-Humen, Elizabeth. "Contraceptive Consistency Within First Sexual Relationships" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Hilton San Francisco & Renaissance Parc 55 Hotel, San Francisco, CA,, Aug 14, 2004 <Not Available>. 2009-05-26 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p109924_index.html> |
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| Manlove, J. S. and Terry-Humen, E. , 2004-08-14 "Contraceptive Consistency Within First Sexual Relationships" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, Hilton San Francisco & Renaissance Parc 55 Hotel, San Francisco, CA, Online <.PDF>. 2009-05-26 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p109924_index.html |
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Abstract: Unintended pregnancy rates are high among teens and young adults, in part because of contraceptive inconsistency and nonuse. This paper examines recent first sexual relationships among females and young adults in the NSFG and tests whether characteristics of their relationships, the partners they choose, and their choice of contraceptive methods are associated with contraceptive use and consistency
Using logistic regression analyses, we found that Hispanics, those who were younger at first sex, those with older sexual partners or more religious partners, and those who cohabited with their partners had reduced odds of contraceptive use and/or consistency. In contrast, having discussions with parents about reproductive health and receiving multiple types of sex education were associated with greater contraceptive use and consistency. Longer relationships were associated with greater odds of ever using contraception but lower odds of always using a method. Perceived seriousness of first sexual relationship was only marginally associated ever using contraception and not associated with consistent use.
Method choice was also associated with contraceptive consistency. Females using hormonal methods in their first relationships were more likely than those using condoms to contracept consistently. Also, those who switched to more effective methods over the course of their sexual relationship had greater consistency, while those who switched to less effective methods had reduced consistency compared to those who used the same method throughout their first relationship.
The findings highlight the importance of paying attention to the partners and relationships that teens are engaged in to improve contraceptive use and avoid unintended pregnancy. |
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| Contraceptive Consistency Within First Sexual Relationships Jennifer Manlove Ph.D. Senior Research Associate Child Trends Elizabeth Terry-Humen MPP Research Associate Child Trends Child Trends 4301 Connecticut Avenue NW Suite 100 Washington D.C. 20008 Phone: (202) 572-6000 Fax: (202) 362-5533 Email: jmanlove@childtrends.org *We gratefully acknowledge research support to Jennifer Manlove from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development through grant R01 HD40830-01. INTRODUCTION The prevalence of unintended pregnancy in the United States is high especially among teens and young |
| 0.76 0.81 Switched method between 1st method and last method 1.30 -- Method switching (first to last) Increase effectiveness -- 2.94 ** Decrease effectiveness -- 0.35 * (No switch) -- (1.00) F Statistic 3.33 *** 2.89 *** N= 644 644 +p<.10 *p<.05 **p<.01 ***p<.001 Note: Although not shown the model included all other covariates shown in Table 2. |
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