Contraceptive Use among Female Adolescents

Sandra W. Hewell and Janet L. Andrews
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Sandra W. Hewell: Georgia State University
Janet L. Andrews: Georgia College

Clinical Nursing Research, 1996, vol. 5, issue 3, 356-363

Abstract: Teenage pregnancy continues to be a problem in the United States despite the availability of reliable contraceptive methods. A pilot study was conducted to determine the use of reliable contraception by teenagers following an abortion or negative pregnancy test. The results indicated that 96.6% of the teenagers experiencing a therapeutic abortion and 49.6% of the teens having a negative pregnancy test reported choosing reliable contraception after the procedure or the test. At a subsequent clinic visit, however only 27.5% in the abortion group and 5.7% in the negative pregnancy test group reported use of reliable contraception. Further research is needed to identify factors involved in teenagers' use or nonuse of contraception.

Date: 1996
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DOI: 10.1177/105477389600500309

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