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Teenage sexual behaviour: perceptive and behavioural outcomes associated with receipt of family planning services

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

C. Amechi Akpom ,
Kathy L. Akpom ,
Suzanne Mayer  and
Ann olesak
C. Amechi Akpom
Affiliation:
Department of Community Health Sciences
Kathy L. Akpom
Affiliation:
Office of Health Services Education and Research, Michigan State University, East Lansing
Suzanne Mayer
Affiliation:
Office of Health Services Education and Research, Michigan State University, East Lansing
Ann olesak
Affiliation:
Tri-County Family Planning Agency, Lansing, Michigan, USA.
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Summary

The sexual behaviour of 71 teenage girls who attended an information and discussion session at a family planning clinic was examined. Sixty-one of these girls later received contraceptive services at the clinic (clinic group) and their behaviour was compared at follow-up with that of the ten girls who did not attend the clinic again (non-clinic group). The mean frequency of sexual intercourse of the clinic group increased after receiving contraceptive services but did not differ significantly from the figure for the non-clinic group. The majority of the girls restricted their sexual activity to one partner.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 11 , Issue 1 , January 1979 , pp. 85 - 92
Copyright
Copyright © 1979, Cambridge University Press

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