Characteristics of Sexually Active Teenage Girls Who Would Be Pleased with Becoming Pregnant

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• 作者：Patricia A. Cavazos-Rehg (1)
  Melissa J. Krauss (2)
  Edward L. Spitznagel (3)
  Mario Schootman (4)
  Linda B. Cottler (5)
  Laura Jean Bierut (1)
  
• 关键词：Teenage pregnancy ; Sexual education ; Sexual health ; Sexual behaviors—adolescent
• 刊名：Maternal and Child Health Journal
• 出版年：2013
• 出版时间：April 2013
• 年：2013
• 卷：17
• 期：3
• 页码：470-476
• 全文大小：188KB
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• 作者单位：Patricia A. Cavazos-Rehg (1)
  Melissa J. Krauss (2)
  Edward L. Spitznagel (3)
  Mario Schootman (4)
  Linda B. Cottler (5)
  Laura Jean Bierut (1)
  
  1. Department of Psychiatry, Washington University School of Medicine, Campus Box 8134, 660 South Euclid, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
  2. Division of Biostatistics, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63110, USA
  3. Department of Mathematics, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, 63130, USA
  4. Division of Health Behavior Research, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, 63108, USA
  5. College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, 32607, USA
  

文摘

To investigate factors associated with favorable pregnancy attitudes among teenage girls. Participants were sexually active teenage girls aged 15-8?years old (n?=?965) who took part in the 2002 or 2006-010 National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG). Multinomial multivariable logistic regression was used to assess the likelihood of being pleased with a teenage pregnancy. Sixteen percent of sexually active teenage girls (n?=?164) would be pleased (11?% a little pleased, 5?% very pleased) if they became pregnant. In a multivariable model, participants who had not yet discussed sexual health topics (i.e., how to say no to sexual intercourse or birth control) or had only discussed birth control with a parent were more likely to be very pleased with a teenage pregnancy than participants who had discussed both topics with a parent. Prior pregnancy, racial/ethnic group status, older age, and having parents with a high school education or less also increased the odds of being pleased with a teenage pregnancy. Being pleased with a teenage pregnancy was correlated with a lack of discussion of sexual health topics with parents, prior pregnancy, and sociodemographic factors (having less educated parents, racial/ethnic group status). Pregnancy prevention efforts can be improved by acknowledging the structural and cultural factors that shape teenage pregnancy attitudes.