INTRODUCTION: Few existing studies have considered influences of adolescents' sexual
partners on contraceptive consistency. This study examines the influence of personal …

Introduction Because of high rates of pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections among
adolescents, factors influencing adolescents' contraceptive use require close examination …

Introduction Understanding protective factors associated with adolescent contraceptive use
can guide strategies to prevent unprotected sex and its consequences. The current study …

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

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 …

Objective: In a unified framework, the authors estimate whether romantic relationship
activities and parental attitudes predict contraception use and consistency, and whether …

CONTEXT Teenagers have a high unintended pregnancy rate, in part because of
inconsistent use or nonuse of contraceptives. It is important to determine how partner and …

Because inconsistent condom use could put adolescent women at an increased risk for
sexually transmitted diseases, it is important to understand when and with whom they use …

BACKGROUND Teens typically fail to use contraceptives consistently, which contributes to
high rates of unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among this …