Contraceptive Use and Non-Use among Teenage Girls in a Sexually Motivated Situation

Autor/inn/en	Suvivuo, Pia; Tossavainen, Kerttu; Kontula, Osmo
Titel	Contraceptive Use and Non-Use among Teenage Girls in a Sexually Motivated Situation
Quelle	In: Sex Education: Sexuality, Society and Learning, 9 (2009) 4, S.355-369 (15 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1468-1811
Schlagwörter	Disease Control; Contraception; Females; Self Efficacy; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Intention; Qualitative Research; Personal Narratives; Foreign Countries; Pregnancy; Adolescent Attitudes; Adolescents; Interpersonal Communication; Interpersonal Relationship; Sexuality; Planning; Behavior Standards; Social Behavior; Sex Education; Health Promotion; Finland + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Empfängnisverhütung; Weibliches Geschlecht; Self-efficacy; Selbstwirksamkeit; Sexual transmitted disease; Geschlechtskrankheit; Qualitative Forschung; Erlebniserzählung; Ausland; Schwangerschaft; Adolescent; Adolescence; Adoleszenz; Jugend; Jugendalter; Jugendlicher; Interpersonale Kommunikation; Interpersonal relation; Interpersonal relations; Interpersonelle Beziehung; Zwischenmenschliche Beziehung; Sexualität; Ablaufplanung; Planungsprozess; Social behaviour; Soziales Verhalten; Sex instruction; Sexualaufklärung; Sexualerziehung; Sexualkunde; Gesundheitsfürsorge; Gesundheitshilfe; Reihenuntersuchung; Finnland
Abstract	This qualitative narrative study examined contraceptive use and non-use in light of the Theory of Planned Behaviour. The purpose of this paper was to understand contraceptive use and non-use among Finnish teenage girls: why do girls use or not use contraception in a sexually motivated situation and how do the determinants of the Theory of Planned Behaviour (intention, attitudes, social norms, self-efficacy and preparatory behaviour) and situational factors affect girls' contraception-related behaviour? The data are comprised of the narratives of 41 girls regarding their experience with sexually motivated situations that involved contraceptive use or non-use. The narratives were analysed with narrative analysis, a categorical-content mode of reading. The findings suggest that, in light of the Theory of Planned Behaviour and its key determinants, attitude, intention and preparatory behaviour, like carrying condoms, having a condom available and discussing safer sex before intercourse, were not alone sufficient for predicting contraceptive use. The crucial element seems to be self-efficacy. This study provides situational information about adolescent girls' contraception-related decision-making and practical implications for health promoters and sex educators. (Contains 3 tables.) (As Provided).
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Update	2017/4/10