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Contraceptive Knowledge, Attitude and Behavior ofContraception in Teenage Pregnancy at BuddhachinarajPhitsanulok Hospital |
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| Creator | Monwanee Muangchang |
| Title | Contraceptive Knowledge, Attitude and Behavior ofContraception in Teenage Pregnancy at BuddhachinarajPhitsanulok Hospital |
| Publisher | PIMDEE Co., Ltd. |
| Publication Year | 2560 |
| Journal Title | Thai Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology |
| Journal Vol. | 25 |
| Journal No. | 4 |
| Page no. | 232 |
| Keyword | contraceptive knowledge, attitude, behavior, teenage pregnancy |
| ISSN | 0857-6084 |
| Abstract | Objectives: To assess characteristics, knowledge, attitude and behavior in contraception amongpregnant teenagers.Materials and Methods: The cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted from September 2015to February 2016 in pregnant teenagers (under 20-year-old) attending ANC or admitted atBuddhachinaraj Phitsanulok Hospital. The questionnaires consisted of general characteristics,contraceptive behavior, contraceptive knowledge, and contraceptive attitude. The data wasanalyzed using descriptive statistics, Chi square test and Spearman's rank-order correlation.Results: Three hundred and fity pregnant teenagers were divided into two groups by usingcontraceptive knowledge mean scores (14.68). The above mean group (group A) composedof 192 teenagers (54.86%) and the below mean group (group B) had 158 teenagers (45.14%).There were signifiant differences in educational level (p = 0.033), gravidity (p = 0.006) andcontraceptive attitude (p < 0.05) between groups. The two most common contraceptive methodswere oral contraceptive pills (OCP) (66.86%) and condoms (30.29%) but the future choices willbe depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA) (51.71%) and OCP (28.57%). The main sourcesof contraceptive knowledge were internet and school. If they had any problems, they askedtheir friends (47.14%) and used the internet (45.14%).Conclusion: About a half of pregnant teenagers had contraceptive knowledge scores above mean.There was a signifiant difference in level of education, gravidity, and attitude between the twogroups. The most common contraceptive method previously used was OCP but futurecontraceptive choice will be DMPA. |
