Condom usage by a population of delinquent southern male adolescents
| Autor: | Dianne S. Elfenbein, Grace Grob, F. Thomas Weber |
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| Rok vydání: | 1991 |
| Předmět: |
Male
medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Population law.invention Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Condom law medicine Humans Psychiatry education Contraception Behavior Pregnancy education.field_of_study Contraceptive Devices Male business.industry Medical record Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health medicine.disease Psychiatry and Mental health Family planning Adolescent Behavior Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Florida Juvenile Delinquency Health education business Developed country Demography |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of adolescent health : official publication of the Society for Adolescent Medicine. 12(1) |
| ISSN: | 1054-139X |
| Popis: | Of sexually active delinquent male adolescents admitted to a detention facility over a 6-month period from 1987 to 1988, 69% reported condom usage. Review of the medical records of a similar group of detainees from the same facility in 1984 revealed a 44% reported condom usage rate, suggesting a marked increase in utilization. Stated reasons for condom use in 1987–1988 included prevention of sexually transmitted diseases (63%) and pregnancy (33%). More than one reason was given by 20%. |
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