Testing a model of contraception use behavior among sexually active female adolescents in Taiwan

2007 ◽  
Vol 30 (6) ◽  
pp. 628-640 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruey-Hsia Wang ◽  
Hsiu-Hung Wang ◽  
Chung-Ping Cheng ◽  
Hsiu-Yueh Hsu ◽  
Shu-Yuan Lin
Keyword(s):  
Female Adolescents ◽  
Sexually Active ◽  
Contraception Use ◽  
Use Behavior

scholarly journals Estimating the Impact of School Education on Contraception Use among Adolescents Aged 15–19 in Burkina Faso and Nigeria: Evidence from a Heckman Two-Step Correction Model

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (5) ◽  
pp. 31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Miaba Louise Lompo ◽  
Jean-Louis Bago ◽  
Wamadini Souratie
Keyword(s):  
Burkina Faso ◽  
West African ◽  
School Education ◽  
Female Adolescents ◽  
Sexually Active ◽  
Correction Model ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Percentage Points ◽  
Contraception Use ◽  
The Impact

Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) still raise serious concerns for adolescents’ sexual health in west-African developing countries. To this extent, promoting contraception use among sexually active adolescents is a major key to addressing this problem. Yet, the rate of contraception use by adolescents remains surprisingly low in these countries. Using the Demographic Health Survey of Burkina Faso (2014) and Nigeria (2013), this paper examines the influence of school education on contraception use among sexually active male and female adolescents aged 15-19 in Burkina Faso and Nigeria. The standard estimates using Probit regressions suggest that achieving a primary school education increases the probability of a sexually active adolescent to use contraception by 8.26 percentage points (Burkina Faso) and 17.2 percentage points (Nigeria). This effect increases to 20.3 percentage points (Burkina Faso) and 34.7 percentage points (Nigeria) for adolescents with a secondary or higher school education. However, these baseline estimates are biased because adolescents’ decision to engage into sexual activity is not random. In light of this, a Heckman Correction Model (HCM) has been applied to account for this selection bias. The results show that the Probit regressions underestimate the effect of education on adolescents’ likelihood to use contraception in Burkina Faso and overestimate this effect in Nigeria. In fact, compared to adolescents with no school education, HCM estimates show that adolescents with primary and secondary (or higher) school education have respectively 10.2 and 24.4 percentage points more in the use of contraception in Burkina Faso and 15.1 and 34 percentage points in Nigeria. Together, these results suggest that the exposure to school education increases contraception use among the adolescents in both Burkina Faso and Nigeria.

scholarly journals 3031 Facilitators and Barriers in Screening Sexually Active Female Adolescents for Chlamydia Infection in the Suburban Practice Setting

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (s1) ◽  
pp. 144-144
Author(s):  
Ashaunta Tumblin Anderson ◽  
Barbara Frankowski ◽  
Paul J. Chung ◽  
Judith Shaw
Keyword(s):  
Best Practices ◽  
Female Adolescents ◽  
Chlamydia Infection ◽  
Pediatric Care ◽  
Chlamydia Screening ◽  
Practice Setting ◽  
Sexually Active ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Pediatric Providers

OBJECTIVES/SPECIFIC AIMS: 1) Describe strategies pediatric providers perceive improve chlamydia screening of sexually active female adolescents (SA), and 2) describe barriers to regular screening of SA for chlamydia METHODS/STUDY POPULATION: Using qualitative methods, 14 general pediatric providers across 7 clinical sites in Vermont were interviewed to ascertain best practices and remaining challenges. Semi-structured interviews lasting 30-45 minutes were audiotaped and transcribed. Chlamydia screening rates provided by BCBS-VT were used to categorize participant responses across three performance tiers, data were coded, and themes identified within these tiers. RESULTS/ANTICIPATED RESULTS: Facilitators: When asked to describe facilitators of chlamydia screening, providers in the top tier of chlamydia screening emphasized the importance of adequate insurance to cover the cost of testing. Providers in the middle performance tier cited use of pre-visit questionnaires, and those in the bottom performance tier identified no best practices. Other strategies included improving physician confidence and awareness, establishing practice- and individual-level routines, and providing strong leadership and communication of local screening rates. Barriers: Across the 3 performance tiers, the most common challenges to consistent chlamydia screening were threats to patient confidentiality, cost of the screening test, and requirement for patient disclosure of sexual activity. Less commonly, providers were concerned that adolescent patients were not reliable to obtain screens off-site, or fill treatment prescriptions without the help of a parent. DISCUSSION/SIGNIFICANCE OF IMPACT: The need for systematic, confidential, and inexpensive means for screening SA for chlamydia was highlighted in both the best practices and challenges described by providers of pediatric care in the suburban practice setting. Policy and practice interventions may target these needs to improve the reproductive health of female adolescents.

Changes in cannabis, tobacco, and alcohol use among sexually active female adolescents and young adults over a twelve-year period ending in 2019

2021 ◽  
pp. 106994
Author(s):  
Kathleen Shyhalla ◽  
Danielle M. Smith ◽  
Angela Diaz ◽  
Anne Nucci-Sack ◽  
Mary Guillot ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Young Adults ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Adolescents And Young Adults ◽  
Female Adolescents ◽  
Sexually Active

scholarly journals Towards the promotion of reproductive health of the young

2007 ◽  
Vol 39 (2) ◽  
pp. 383-396
Author(s):  
Biljana Stankovic
Keyword(s):  
Reproductive Health ◽  
Female Adolescents ◽  
Attitudes And Beliefs ◽  
Sexually Active ◽  
Value System ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Sexually Transmitted ◽  
Childhood And Youth ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Media

Premature sexual activity of the young, before reaching physical and psycho-social maturity, brings along the risk of jeopardizing their reproductive health, mostly because it can lead to sexually transmitted infections or pregnancy, which is mostly unwanted in adolescence. The starting assumption of the promotion of reproductive health of the young is understanding and acceptance of their sexuality and relevant needs in social environment in which they live. Primarily in the family, the media, healthcare institutions and school. During the period of childhood and youth, school possesses the unique possibility to enable a large number of young people to acquire knowledge and skills related to sexuality and reproductive health and shape their values, attitudes and beliefs. The complexity of the process of making the decision about becoming sexually active, as well as the space for action towards its postponement to older age, are also indicated by the results of the research conducted in Belgrade, on the sample of one hundred and eleven female adolescents aged fourteen to twenty, who became sexually active at the age sixteen and earlier. These are primarily those results which refer to the meaning of love and sex in their value system, motives, feelings and attitudes related to becoming sexually active.

Prevalence and Correlates of Pelvic Examinations in Sexually Active Female Adolescents

2002 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
pp. 212-217 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica A. Kahn ◽  
Graham Colditz ◽  
Gideon N. Aweh ◽  
A. Lindsay Frazier
Keyword(s):  
Female Adolescents ◽  
Sexually Active ◽  
Pelvic Examinations

Recurrent genitourinary chlamydial infections in sexually active female adolescents

1992 ◽  
Vol 121 (3) ◽  
pp. 487-493 ◽  
Author(s):  
Margaret J. Blythe ◽  
Barry P. Katz ◽  
Byron E. Batteiger ◽  
Judith A. Ganser ◽  
Robert B. Jones
Keyword(s):  
Female Adolescents ◽  
Sexually Active ◽  
Chlamydial Infections

Adolescent Responses to TV Beer ADS and Sports Content/Context: Gender and Ethnic Differences

1997 ◽  
Vol 74 (1) ◽  
pp. 108-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael D. Slater ◽  
Donna Rouner ◽  
Melanie Domenech-Rodriguez ◽  
Frederick Beauvais ◽  
Kevin Murphy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Ethnic Differences ◽  
Female Adolescents ◽  
Response Patterns ◽  
Male Adolescents ◽  
Use Behavior ◽  
The Relationship

This experiment examines gender and ethnic differences in adolescent responses to TV beer advertising in sports and entertainment programming, as well as the relationship between such responses and present and planned alcohol use behavior. Female adolescents responded less positively than males to beer advertisements and to sports content of advertising, and more positively to nonbeer advertisements. However, positive responses to beer ads predicted alcohol use among female and male adolescents. No differences in response patterns to ads due to Latino ethnicity were found.

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