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Testing a model of contraception use behavior among sexually active female adolescents in Taiwan
Author(s) -
Wang RueyHsia,
Wang HsiuHung,
Cheng ChungPing,
Hsu HsiuYueh,
Lin ShuYuan
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
research in nursing and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.836
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1098-240X
pISSN - 0160-6891
DOI - 10.1002/nur.20222
Subject(s) - sexually active , medicine , family planning , structural equation modeling , sexual intercourse , reproductive health , developed country , sexual behavior , test (biology) , demography , gynecology , population , clinical psychology , environmental health , research methodology , paleontology , statistics , mathematics , sociology , biology
The purpose of this cross‐sectional study was to test a model of contraception use among sexually active Taiwanese female adolescents, using structural equation modeling. Anonymous questionnaires were distributed to 404 female adolescents who had had sexual intercourse in the previous 3 months. A model was produced in which past contraception use, self‐efficacy for contraception use, and decisional balance for using contraception had significant direct effects on current contraception use. Social influences had not only significant direct effects on self‐efficacy and on decisional balance, but also a significant indirect effect on current contraception use. These findings provide a reference for the development of contraceptive intervention programs for sexually active female adolescents in Taiwan. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Res Nurs Health 30:628–640, 2007