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Unintended pregnancy and sex education in Chile: a behavioural model
J M Herold1, N J Thompson, M S Valenzuela
1School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
Journal of Biosocial Science
|October 1, 1994
Abstract:
This study analysed factors associated with unintended pregnancy among adolescent and young adult women in Santiago, Chile. Three variations of a behavioural model were developed. Logistic regression showed that the effect of sex education on unintended pregnancy works through the use of contraception. Other significant effects were found for variables reflecting socioeconomic status and a woman's acceptance of her sexuality. The results also suggested that labelling affects measurement of 'unintended' pregnancy.
Keywords:
AmericasAttitudeBehaviorCatholicismChileChristianityContraceptionContraceptive UsageDemographic FactorsDeveloping CountriesEconomic FactorsEducationFamily PlanningFertilityLatin AmericaModels, TheoreticalPopulationPopulation DynamicsPregnancy, Unplanned--determinantsPsychological FactorsReligionReproductive BehaviorResearch ReportSampling StudiesSex EducationSocioeconomic FactorsSouth AmericaStudiesSurveys