ArticleContraception2016
Effects of relationship context on contraceptive use among young women.
Article in Contraception, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 24 papers.
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24 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Contraceptive use and counselling in women with mental illness: KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa.The South African journal of psychiatry : SAJP : the journal of the Society of Psychiatrists of South Africa · 2025Article
- Reasons given by women for discontinuing the use of progestogen implants at Koster Hospital, North West province.South African family practice : official journal of the South African Academy of Family Practice/Primary Care · 2022Article
- A Questionnaire-Based Study to Evaluate Health-Related Behaviors in 602 Women of Reproductive Age in Poland.Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2021Article
- Individual and context correlates of the oral pill and condom use among Brazilian female adolescents.BMC women's health · 2021Article
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- Changes in expectation of relationship permanence, pregnancy acceptability and desire, and contraceptive use over time among young Latino/a women and men: An exploratory analysis.Contraception · 2021Article
- The Dynamics of Intimate Relationships and Contraceptive Use During Early Emerging Adulthood.Demography · 2020Article
- "We Kind of Met In-Between": A Qualitative Analysis of Young Couples' Relationship Dynamics and Negotiations About Pregnancy Intentions.Perspectives on sexual and reproductive health · 2020Article
- Changes in the prevalence and profile of users of contraception in Britain 2000-2010: evidence from two National Surveys of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles.BMJ sexual & reproductive health · 2020Article
- Methodological strategies to engage young black and Latino heterosexual couples in sexual and reproductive health research.BMC health services research · 2020Article
- Self-Silencing, but Not Sexual Relationship Power Associated with Condom Use for Black College-Aged Women.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Article
- Is Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptive Use Increasing? Assessing Trends Among U.S. College Women, 2008-2013.Maternal and child health journal · 2018Article
- Preventing syndemic Zika virus, HIV/STIs and unintended pregnancy: dual method use and consistent condom use among Brazilian women in marital and civil unions.Culture, health & sexuality · 2018Article
- Physical Intimate Partner Violence and Contraceptive Behaviors Among Young Women.Journal of women's health (2002) · 2018Article
- Unmet demand for short-acting hormonal and long-acting reversible contraception among community college students in Texas.Journal of American college health : J of ACH · 2018Article
- Hybrid Masculinity and Young Men's Circumscribed Engagement in Contraceptive Management.Gender & society : official publication of Sociologists for Women in Society · 2018Article
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Abstract
objectivesTo understand how relationship status influences contraceptive use among young people. STUDY
designData were collected as part of a longitudinal study on hormonal contraception among unmarried adolescent and young women who wanted to avoid pregnancy for at least one year, recruited at family planning clinics in the San Francisco Bay Area. Follow-up surveys were completed at 3, 6, and 12months. Longitudinal analysis was used to examine whether relationship characteristics, including type and length of sexual relationship are associated with current use of effective contraception.
resultsAmong women with a partner at baseline, 78%, 70%, and 61% had the same partner at 3, 6, and 12months follow up, respectively. Women in casual relationships were less likely to use effective contraceptive methods, compared to women in consistent relationships (AOR=0.67, p<.01). Women in new relationships (0-3months) were less likely to use effective contraceptive methods (AOR=0.60, p<.001) compared to women in relationships more than one year in length. Younger women (AOR=0.76, p<.05), black women (AOR=0.67, p<.05) and Latina women (AOR=0.73, p<.05) were also significantly less likely to use effective contraception. These effects remained even after controlling for condom use.
conclusionsRelationship type and length are independently significantly associated with current effective contraceptive use among adolescent and young women. Women in casual relationships and new relationships were significantly less likely to use effective contraceptive methods. IMPLICATIONS: Family planning providers should discuss women's relationship context and association with contraceptive use in order to help women think of contraception as a long-term personal strategy. Since relationship status affects contraceptive use, providers and programs that aim to reduce unintended pregnancy can consider strategies to create a paradigm shift around contraceptive use that focuses on the woman's reproductive goals, current life stage, and life goals.
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