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- Title
Expectations for Sex without Birth Control among Young Men: Risk Factors from the USA National Survey of Reproductive and Contraceptive Knowledge.
- Authors
Nguyen, Brian T.; Violette, Caroline; Li, Hong Z.; Jensen, Jeffrey T.
- Abstract
Purpose: Male partner engagement in family planning can influence women's contraceptive behaviors and risk of unintended pregnancy. We identified factors associated with self-reported expectations for future contraceptive use among a nationallyrepresentative sample of young men. Materials and Methods: The National Survey of Reproductive and Contraceptive Knowledge asked unmarried, sexually active men (ages, 18-29 y), who were neither involved in nor trying for a pregnancy, about their likelihood of having sex without contraception in the following three months. Demographics, social factors, and contraceptive awareness and attitudes were examined for potential associations using weighted analyses. Results: Of 903 men surveyed, nearly 600 were sexually active and expected to have sex in the following 3 months; nearly half (43%) reported at least some likelihood (23% slightly, 7% very, 13% extreme likely) that they would have sex without any contraception. Factors independently associated with sex without contraception included: not completing high school, not being in school full-time, not receiving sex education, limited awareness of contraceptive methods, multiple sexual partners, and friends with unintended pregnancies. Conclusions: Despite not wanting a pregnancy, many young men report they will have sex without contraception. While comprehensive sex education may increase contraceptive use, interpersonal and social factors also influence men's expected use of contraception.
- Subjects
BIRTH control; CONDOMS; UNPLANNED pregnancy; UNSAFE sex; YOUNG men; HUMAN sexuality
- Publication
World Journal of Men's Health, 2020, Vol 38, Issue 4, p573
- ISSN
2287-4208
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5534/wjmh.190098