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Contraceptive Use among Female Adolescents

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  • Sandra W. Hewell

    (Georgia State University)

  • Janet L. Andrews

    (Georgia College)

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Teenage pregnancy continues to be a problem in the United States despite the availability of reliable contraceptive methods. A pilot study was conducted to determine the use of reliable contraception by teenagers following an abortion or negative pregnancy test. The results indicated that 96.6% of the teenagers experiencing a therapeutic abortion and 49.6% of the teens having a negative pregnancy test reported choosing reliable contraception after the procedure or the test. At a subsequent clinic visit, however only 27.5% in the abortion group and 5.7% in the negative pregnancy test group reported use of reliable contraception. Further research is needed to identify factors involved in teenagers' use or nonuse of contraception.

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  • Sandra W. Hewell & Janet L. Andrews, 1996. "Contraceptive Use among Female Adolescents," Clinical Nursing Research, , vol. 5(3), pages 356-363, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:sae:clnure:v:5:y:1996:i:3:p:356-363
    DOI: 10.1177/105477389600500309
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