PURPOSE:: To examine the relationship of reported condom use to specific
sociodemographics, psychosocial variables, and perceptions of and motivations for condom …

Switzerland has the lowest adolescent fertility rate in Western Europe. According to data
collected in 1993 as part of the Swiss Multicentre Adolescent Survey on Health, 5% of 1,726 …

Since the end of World War II, the American cradle has been rocked by change. Following
15 years of economic disaster and war, what is now known as a “boom” of new babies …

Heightened awareness of sexually transmitted disease, including AIDS, has increased
interest in the methods of contraception that provide protection against infection. The …

More than 50% of all adolescents in the US have engaged in sexual intercourse by the age
of 18. Due to the increase in involvement of adolescents in sexual activity, it is imperative …

Objective: to compare teenagers who become unintentionally pregnant and teenagers who
have never been pregnant but are using contraception on matters related to family/partner …

Sexual activity among teenagers has increased dramatically in recent years. Most current
surveys estimate that 50Vo to 60% of all teenagers will have intercourse by the time they are …

Within the United States, cancer is the second leading cause of death by disease among
adults and children alike. Although cancer has been characterized as primarily a disease of …

Adolescents are sexual beings who are undergoing important biological and social
changes. Physicians must recognize the need for contraception in their teenage patients …

Over the last 35 years transport technology has created new environmental frontiers in
which family physicians are, and will continue to be, involved both in research and in …