Does the knowledge of emergency contraception affect its use among high school adolescents?
Cad Saude Publica
; 32(1)2016 Jan.
Article
em En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-26886186
ABSTRACT
This study aimed to test how knowledge on emergency contraception (according to age at sexual initiation, type of school, and knowing someone that has already used emergency contraception) influences the method's use. This was a cross-sectional study in a probabilistic sample of students 15-19 years of age enrolled in public and private middle schools in a medium-sized city in Southeast Brazil (n = 307). Data were collected in 2011 using a self-administered questionnaire. A structural equations model was used for the data analysis. Considering age at sexual initiation and type of school, knowledge of emergency contraception was not associated with its use, but knowing someone that had used the method showed a significant mean effect on use of emergency contraception. Peer group conversations on emergency contraception appear to have greater influence on use of the method than knowledge itself, economic status, or sexual experience.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Temas:
Aperfeicoar_gestao_SUS
Contexto em Saúde:
1_ASSA2030
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Estudantes
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Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde
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Anticoncepção Pós-Coito
Tipo de estudo:
Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Risk_factors_studies
Aspecto:
Equity_inequality
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Cad Saude Publica
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article