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Messages About Contraception and Condoms in Mother-Adolescent Dyadic Conversations: Knowledge, Risks, and
Camille J McCallister1, Aletha Y Akers2, Ashley D Worlds3
1Medical student, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Study Objective:
Little is known about the content of parental discussions with young adolescents about reproductive health topics. We sought to characterize the messages mothers share about contraception and condoms.
Design:
Recruitment occurred between January 2012 and May 2013. Mothers and their 12- to 14-year-old adolescent son or daughter were invited to participate in a semistructured conversation about everyday issues and health topics, including reproductive health topics. Discussions were audio-recorded, transcribed, and a grounded theory approach to content analysis was performed. Content analysis was performed to characterize maternal messages regarding contraception and condoms.
Setting:
Urban city in western Pennsylvania.
Participants:
Twenty-five dyads; 14 mother-daughter dyads and 11 mother-son dyads.
Interventions:
None.
Main Outcome Measures:
Maternal reproductive health messages during conversations with early adolescent children.
Results:
Four key themes emerged. Theme 1 focused on general facts about condoms and contraceptive methods, how each works, and how to obtain them. Theme 2 emphasized the consequences of sexual behaviors and the advantages of safe sex. Theme 3 conveyed the effectiveness of condoms and contraceptive methods for preventing pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. Theme 4 described where adolescents could get more information about condoms and contraception.
Conclusion:
Mothers convey a broad range of information about contraceptives and condoms to young adolescents.
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