Hostname: page-component-78c5997874-fbnjt Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-11-19T10:06:00.012Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false
  • English
  • Français

Unintended pregnancy and sex education in Chile: a behavioural model

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

Joan M. Herold ,
Nancy J. Thompson ,
Maria Solange Valenzuela  and
Leo Morris
Joan M. Herold
Affiliation:
School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Nancy J. Thompson
Affiliation:
School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Maria Solange Valenzuela
Affiliation:
University of Chile
Leo Morris
Affiliation:
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, USA
Get access Rights & Permissions [Opens in a new window]

Summary

This study analysed factors associated with unintended pregnancy among adolescent and young adult women in Santiago, Chile. Three variations of a behavioural model were developed. Logistic regression showed that the effect of sex education on unintended pregnancy works through the use of contraception. Other significant effects were found for variables reflecting socioeconomic status and a woman's acceptance of her sexuality. The results also suggested that labelling affects measurement of ‘unintended’ pregnancy.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 26 , Issue 4 , October 1994 , pp. 427 - 439
Copyright
Copyright © 1994, Cambridge University Press

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

References

Darabi, K., Philliber, S. G. & Rosenfield, A. (1979) A perspective on adolescent fertility in developing countries. Stud. Fam. Plann. 10, 300.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Dean, A. G., Dean, J. A., Burton, A. H. & Dicker, R.C. (1990) Epi Info, Version 5: A Word Processing, Database, and Statistics Program for Epidemiology on Microcomputers. USD, Stone Mountain, Georgia.Google Scholar
Delamater, J. (1983) An interpersonal and interactional model of contraceptive behavior. In: Adolescents, Sex and Contraception, pp. 33–8. Edited by Byrne, D.Fisher, W. A.. Lawrence Erlbaum, Hillsdale, New Jersey.Google Scholar
Dixon, W. J., Brown, M.B., Engelman, L., Frane, J. W., Hill, M. A., Jennrich, R. I. & Toporek, J. D. (Eds). (1985) BMDP Statistical Software Manual. University of California Press, Berkeley.Google Scholar
Donaldson, P. J. & Billy, J. O. G. (1984) The impact of prenatal care on birth weight: evidence from an international data set. Med. Care, 22, 177.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Durant, R. H., Sanders, J. M., Jay, S. & Levinson, R. (1990) Adolescent contraceptive risk taking behavior: a social psychological model of female use of and compliance with birth control. In: Advances in Adolescent Mental Health, pp. 87–109. Edited by Stiffman, A. R. & Feldman, R. A.. Kingsley, London.Google Scholar
Goldsmith, S., Gabrielson, M. O., Gabrielson, I., Mathews, V. & Patts, L. (1972) Teenagers, sex and contraception. Fam. Plann. Perspect. 4, 32.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Gortmaker, S. L. (1979) The effects of prenatal care upon the health of the newborn. Am. J. publ. Hlth., 69, 653.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Hernandez, D. (1990) Initiation of Premarital Sexual Relations and Contraceptive Use at First Intercourse among Young Adults in Five Latin American Cities. Master of Public Health Thesis. Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.Google Scholar
Herold, J. M., Valenzuela, M. S. & Morris, L. (1992) Premarital sexual activity and contraceptive use in Santiago, Chile. Stud. Fam. Plann. 23, 128.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Jeffery, R. W. (1989) Risk behaviors and health. Am. Psychol. 44, 1194.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Lindemann, C. (1974) Birth Control and Unmarried Young Women. Springer, New York.Google Scholar
Morris, L. (1988) Young adults in Latin America and the Caribbean: sexual experience and contraceptive use. Int. Fam. Plann. Perspect. 14, 153.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Morris, N. M., Udry, J. R. & Chase, C.L (1973) Reduction of prematurity rates by the prevention of unwanted pregnancies. Am. J. publ. Hlth., 63, 935.CrossRefGoogle Scholar
Rains, P. (1971) Becoming an Unwed Mother. Aldine, Chicago, Illinois.Google Scholar
Royston, E. & Ferguson, J. (1985) The coverage of maternity care: a critical review of available information. Wld Hlth Q. 100, 647.Google Scholar
Schlesselman, J. J. (1982) Casecontrol studies: Design, Conduct, Analysis. Oxford University Press, New York.Google Scholar
Senderowitz, J. & Paxman, J.M (1985) Adolescent Fertility Worldwide Concerns. Population Bulletin 40. Population Reference Bureau, Washington, DC.Google ScholarPubMed
Taffel, S. (1978) Prenatal Care, United States, 1969–1975. Vital And Health Statistics, Series 21, UN, New York.Google Scholar
Trussell, J. & Kost, K. (1987) Contraceptive failure in the United States: a critical review of the literature. Stud. Fam. Plann. 18, 237.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
Valenzuela, M. S., Herold, J. M. & Morris, L. (1989) Informe Final, Encuesta Sobre Salud Reproductiva en Adultos Jovenes, Gran Santiago—1988. Departamento de Salud Publica, Universidad de Chile Facultad de Medicina (Occidente), Santiago, Chile.Google Scholar
Vernon, M. E. L. & Seymore, C. (1990) Antecedents and ‘predictors’ of adolescent pregnancy. In: Advances in Adolescent Mental Health, pp. 109–121. Edited by Stiffman, A. R. & Feldman, R. A.. Kingsley, London.Google Scholar
Viel, B. & Campos, W. (1987) La experiencia Chilena de mortalidad infantil y materna, 1940–1985. Perspectivas Internacionales en Planificacion Familiar. Numero Especial, 24.Google Scholar
Weller, R., Eberstein, I. W. & Bailey, M. (1987) Pregnancy wantedness and maternal behavior during pregnancy. Demography, 24, 407.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed