Determinants of Multimethod Contraceptive Use in a Sample of Adolescent Women Diagnosed with Psychological Disorders

Overview

Journal Infect Dis Obstet Gynecol

Publisher Wiley

Specialties Gynecology & Obstetrics
Infectious Diseases

Date 2011 Oct 5

PMID 21969802

Citations 4

Authors

Delia L Lang

Jessica M Sales

Laura F Salazar

Ralph J DiClemente

Richard A Crosby

Larry K Brown

Geri R Donenberg

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Abstract

Objective: Despite recommendations for concurrent use of contraceptives and condoms to prevent unintended pregnancy and STIs, multimethod contraceptive use among women is poor. This study examined individual-, interpersonal-, and environmental-level factors that predict multimethod use among sexually active adolescent women diagnosed with psychological disorders.

Methods: This multisite study analyzed data from 288 sexually active adolescent women who provided sociodemographic, psychosocial, and behavioral data related to birth control and condom use.

Results: 34.7% of the participants reported multimethod use in the past three months. Controlling for empirically and theoretically relevant covariates, a multivariable logistic regression identified self-efficacy, multiple partners, pregnancy history, parental communication, parental norms about sex, and neighborhood cohesion as significant predictors of multimethod use.

Conclusions: While continued targeted messages about multi-method contraceptive use are imperative at the individual level, an uptake in messages targeting interpersonal- and environmental-level factors such as adolescents' parents and the broader community is urgently needed.

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