Open AccessPerceptions and preferences regarding sex and contraception, amongst adolescents
Author(s) -
Vineet Kaur Ahuja,
Siriesha Patnaik,
Gurchandandeep,
Yogita Lugani,
Nidhi Sharma,
Sandeep Goyal,
Gaganeep Singh
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_676_19
Subject(s) - medicine , condom , pill , premarital sex , reproductive health , emergency contraception , family planning , population , family medicine , marital status , unsafe sex , demography , environmental health , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , syphilis , nursing , research methodology , sociology
Conceptually and by the outlook, the reproductive and sexual health needs of adolescents differ from those of adults. Adolescent girls are coerced into unwanted sex or marriage, putting them at risk of unwanted pregnancies, unsafe abortions, sexually transmitted infections (STIs) including HIV, and dangerous childbirth. A majority of young people do not have correct information on the use of contraceptives or the prevention of pregnancy and STIs, and youth-friendly reproductive health services are not readily available.