Among 4,793 currently sexually active students, 10.2% used
withdrawal only, 12.4% used no method, 53.6% used a condom, and 23.8% used a
more effective method as their primary form of pregnancy prevention during last
sexual intercourse. Students who used withdrawal were less likely than those
who used no method to have had sexual intercourse before age 13 years and currently use cocaine.
Among females, students who used withdrawal
were more likely to engage in risky behaviors than those who used a condom and
those who used a highly effective method of pregnancy prevention in a number of
ways (e.g. having multiple sex partners during the past three months, current
alcohol use, binge drinking, current marijuana use, drank alcohol or used drugs
before last sexual intercourse).
Approximately 1 in 10 sexually active students used
withdrawal only, about the same percentage as those who used no method. Health
care providers and others who serve adolescents may want to discuss its pros
and cons with their clients and help ensure they have information about and
access to other contraceptive methods that are more effective at preventing
pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. Health care professionals should
not consider young people who use withdrawal similar in risk to those that use
no method.
By: Liddon N1, O'Malley Olsen E2, Carter M3, Hatfield-Timajchy K4.
- 1Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Adolescent and School Health.
- 2Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Adolescent and School Health.
- 3Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of STD Prevention.
- 4Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Division of Reproductive Health.
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