Adolescent Contraceptive Method Choices

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Kahn, Joan R.; Rindfuss, Ronald R.; & Guilkey, David K. (1990). Adolescent Contraceptive Method Choices. Demography, 27(3), 323-335.

Abstract

This article analyzes determinants of contraceptive method choices among adolescent women in the United States. By using data from the 1982 National Survey of Family Growth, we examine factors that differentiate users of various methods early in the sexual careers of teenaged women. We find that patterns of method choice not only vary by race and region within the United States but also change over the teenager's life course. In addition, among teenagers who did not use a method at first sex, the likelihood of adopting a method soon thereafter was low for both whites and blacks and was unaffected by social structural characteristics.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2061371

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year Published

1990

Journal Title

Demography

Author(s)

Kahn, Joan R.
Rindfuss, Ronald R.
Guilkey, David K.