Open AccessContraceptive use in a Sample of Young Danish Females
Author(s) -
Wielandt Hanne,
Wermuth Lene,
Pedersen Marianne Riber
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
acta obstetricia et gynecologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.401
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1600-0412
pISSN - 0001-6349
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0412.1988.tb07807.x
Subject(s) - medicine , condom , danish , gynecology , developed country , sexual intercourse , family planning , demography , population , sexually active , obstetrics , research methodology , family medicine , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , linguistics , philosophy , environmental health , syphilis , sociology
During the period April 1984‐February 1985, 4 test samples of totally 380 young Danish women aged 16–20 years old were invited to interview about contraception and sexual behaviour. The response rate was 75,3%. There were 208 (74,0%) who had had sexual debut. Median age was estimated to 16.8 years. At first intercourse 168 (80.8%) used contraception, 36.5% used condom and 36.1% oral contraception (OC). Among teenage‐girls with sexual debut before 15 years old 32.5% were unprotected against pregnancy. At the time of the interview 64.4% did use contraception. The most frequently used contraceptive device was OC (46.6%). Teenage‐girls changed the contraceptive method from condom to OC after sexual debut. A small proportion of sexually active girls (8%) did not use contraception neither at first intercourse nor at the moment.