ArticleHospital pediatrics2021
Sexual Health Behaviors and Pregnancy Risk Among Hospitalized Female Adolescents.
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- Inpatient Adolescent Sexual Health Services and Long-Acting Reversible Contraception Training.Hospital pediatrics · 2025Article
- Understanding the Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs of Hospitalized Adolescent Males.Hospital pediatrics · 2022Article
- Adolescent Relationship Abuse Among Hospitalized Adolescents.Academic pediatricsArticle
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objectivesTo describe sexual health behaviors, contraceptive use, and pregnancy risk among hospitalized female adolescents.
methodsWe conducted a cross-sectional survey of hospitalized female patients aged 14 to 21 years at 2 academic medical centers to assess sexual health behaviors, contraceptive use, contraceptive counseling receipt, and factors associated with pregnancy complications (eg, diabetes, teratogenic exposure). We calculated the validated Pregnancy Risk Index (PRI) (number per 100 who will become pregnant in the next year).
resultsAmong 177 participants (mean age 16 years, SD 1.5), 75 (43%) were sexually active. At last vaginal sex, 65% reported condom use; 49%, reversible contraception; and 12%, long-acting reversible contraception (LARC). Past-year contraceptive counseling was reported by 73% of sexually active female participants and was associated with increased use of reversible (
conclusionsHospitalized female adolescents had a PRI similar to that of adolescents in the general population. However, nearly three-quarters had a medical comorbidity and/or teratogenic exposure, which increased risk for pregnancy complications. Contraceptive counseling was associated with increased reversible and dual contraception use but not LARC use. Efforts to improve comprehensive contraceptive counseling, highlighting LARC, are critically needed in this population.
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