Objective: Protection from both sexually transmitted diseases and pregnancy is best
obtained by the combined use of male condoms and effective female contraceptive …

PURPOSE: Consistent condom use is critical to efforts to prevent sexually transmitted
infections among adolescents, but condom use may decline as relationships and …

CONTEXT: Limited nationally representative information exists on the characteristics of
teenagers who had first sex at an early age with an older partner. METHODS: Gender …

The 2010 US teen birth rate of 34.3 births per 1,000 females reflected a 44% decline from
1990. Despite this trend, US teen birth rates remain higher than rates in other developed …

BACKGROUND: A better understanding of men's attitudes, norms and behaviors regarding
women's use of hormonal contraception is needed. STUDY DESIGN: We conducted …

Background One in six pregnancies in Britain are unplanned. An understanding of
influences on contraceptive method choice is essential to provision compatible with users' …

Purpose To estimate the prevalence of and factors associated with dual method use (ie,
condom with hormonal contraception or an intrauterine device) among adolescents and …

PURPOSE: To incorporate a behavioral model of health services utilization to examine
whether male adolescents' family, individual, sex education, and partner factors are …

This study examines black-white and other sociodemographic differences in young women's
sexual and contraceptive behaviors, using new longitudinal data from a weekly journal …

This article reviews the literature on psychosocial correlates of contraceptive practices
among sexually active late adolescents (primarily college undergraduates). It seeks to help …