Partner Roles in Contraceptive Use: What Do Adolescent Mothers Say? - 14/11/12
Address correspondence to: Melissa L. Gilliam, MD, The University of Chicago, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 5841 S Maryland Ave MC 2050, Chicago, IL 60637; Phone: (773) 834-0840; fax: (773) 834-3504Abstract |
Study Objective |
To examine the role of sexual partners in adolescent mothers’ use of non-coital dependent contraceptive methods in the postpartum period.
Design/Setting/Participants |
40 African American adolescent mothers completed surveys and qualitative interviews during the first postpartum year as part of a larger longitudinal study in Chicago, Illinois. Themes related to contraception and sexual partners were analyzed.
Main Outcome Measures |
Adolescent mothers’ reports of partners’ roles in the use of non-coital dependent contraceptive methods (i.e., oral contraceptives, intrauterine contraception, and depot medroxyprogesterone acetate).
Results |
Partners largely supported the use of non-coital dependent contraceptive methods, yet mechanisms of support varied greatly, from advocating for specific methods to facilitating participants’ continuation of their chosen method. Unsupportive partners either expressed concerns about the safety and side effects of specific methods or desired another child in the near future. Participants valued these preferences to different degrees when making their contraceptive decisions.
Conclusions |
Partners of adolescent mothers play varying roles in postpartum contraceptive decisions. They thus have the potential both to inhibit and to facilitate the use of non-coital dependent contraception. Quantitative research is needed to further evaluate how partner attitudes and support behaviors, among other factors, affect contraceptive initiation and continuation among adolescent mothers.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Key Words : Adolescent, African American, Postpartum period, Qualitative, Partner communication, Contraception
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Vol 25 - N° 6
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