FACTORS AFFECTING CONTRACEPTIVE USE AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS
Abstract
This study examines the effect of education on the contraceptive behaviour of college women and the relationship between circumstances of exposure (that is, conditions under which suspected pregnancies take place) and pregnancy test results. Circumstances of exposure examined in this study include risk-taking behaviours with regard to contraception, contraceptive method failure, and misuse of contraception. Results indicate that clinic-based contraceptive education may have an effective role in stimulating use of a birth control method. Of the three circumstances of exposure (risk taking, misuse, and method failure), positive pregnancy test results seem to be the most associated with risk-taking. RÉSUMÉ Dans cette étude, les auteurs s'interrogent sur les effets de l'éducation sur le comportement des étudiantes d'université en matière de contraception et sur le rapport entre les circonstances de l'exposition (c'est-à-dire les conditions dans lesquelles certaines grossesses soupçonnéees ont lieu) et le test de grossesse qui en résulte. Parmi les conditions d'exposition analysées ici, mentionnons les comportements à risque en matière de contraception, l'échec du moyen de contraception et le mauvais usage des contraceptifs. Il ressort des constatations que l'éducation en matière de contraception contribue de manière efficace à stimuler le recours à un moyen de contrôle des naissances. Parmi les trois conditions d'exposition (risques, mauvais usage et échec du moyen), ce sont les résultats positifs au test de grossesse qui semblent les plus corrélés avec la prise de risques.Downloads
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1991-04-01
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Sloane, B. C., Chamberlain, M. D., Leong, F. T. L., & Riggs, P. (1991). FACTORS AFFECTING CONTRACEPTIVE USE AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS. McGill Journal of Education / Revue Des Sciences De l’éducation De McGill, 26(002). Retrieved from https://mje.mcgill.ca/article/view/7974
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