Qualitative interviews with young women attending community colleges were used to
address why women who do not desire pregnancy vary in how consistently they use …

STUDY QUESTION What is the predictive value of pregnancy intentions on contraceptive
behaviours among women aged 18–19? SUMMARY ANSWER Women aged 18–19 have …

Many sexually active single women do not want to get pregnant but use contraception
inconsistently. To explore why, the authors conducted in-depth interviews with 99 unmarried …

CONTEXT: Most US teenage pregnancies are unintended, partly because of inconsistent or
no use of contraceptives. Understanding the factors associated with contraceptive use in …

PURPOSE: To assess the independent effects of various behavioral and psychosocial
antecedents on contraceptive use among a sample of low-income African-American …

Using data from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health, the authors examine
the association between contraceptive use patterns in teens' first sexual relationships and …

An attempt to find a reliable way to measure contraceptive continuation among teenagers
was made in a study of 445 adolescents under age 18 who made an initial visit to one of …

This study examined the association between contraceptive method and satisfaction and
discontinuation. Few studies have examined these issues in the university setting and how …

Objectives To understand how relationship status influences contraceptive use among
young people. Study Design Data were collected as part of a longitudinal study on hormonal …

BACKGROUND: This study describes contraceptive understanding, sources of information
and consequences of contraceptive misunderstandings among urban, young adults. STUDY …