Context: Although a limited amount of research has retrospectively explored the childhood
and adolescent heterosexual experiences of lesbians, little is known about the prevalence of …

COMMUNICATION AND CONTRACEPTIVE PRACTICES IN ADOLESCENT COUPLES
Denise Polit-O'Hara, Ph. D. and Janet R. Kahn ABSTRACT This study presents a descriptive …

Context: Adolescent pregnancy, birth, abortion and sexually transmitted disease (STD) rates
are much higher in the United States than in most other developed countries. Methods …

Different gender beliefs toward contraception may affect contraceptive use among teenagers
and need to be explored for the development of sexuality education and services aimed at …

In a departure from the more traditional interest in pregnant adolescents, this research
describes the characteristics of a clinic sample of adolescent and mostly minority women …

Purpose Identify new ways to increase the impact of pregnancy prevention interventions on
the number of children born to adolescents. Methods The study participants, a …

CONTEXT: To increase effective contraceptive use among adolescents at high risk of
pregnancy, it is important to understand what factors influence them to visit a clinic for …

This study tested a risk-taking model of adolescent sexual activity and use of contraception.
Longitudinal data were analyzed from a household sample of 1273 unmarried male and …

We report on African American adolescents′(N= 850; M age= 15.4) contraceptive practices
and type of contraception utilized during their last sexual encounter. Respondents …

Young adult women in the United States tend to delay family formation, pursue higher
education and professional jobs, and become sexually active before marriage. Using …