Purpose
To
examine young men's awareness of emergency contraception (EC) and its
association with their contraceptive decision-making contributions within a
relationship.
Methods
A
convenience sample of English-speaking male patients aged 13–24 years were
surveyed regarding their childbearing intentions, contraceptive awareness
(including EC), perceived contraceptive knowledge, and communication about
birth control with providers and within a relationship.
Results
An
ethnically diverse sample of adolescent males was recruited with a mean age of
18.9 years. Most had previously been sexually active (75%) and felt it was
important to avoid pregnancy (84%) and 61% reported ever having spoken to a
health care provider about birth control (other than condoms), but only 42% had
heard of EC. Participants who had heard of EC were more likely to have spoken
to a health care provider about contraception in the past (51.5% vs. 29.8%; p =
.050), to feel they should participate in contraceptive decisions in a
relationship (97.4% vs. 76.5%; p = .006), and to have discussed contraception
with a partner (76.9% vs. 29.2%; p < .001).
Conclusions
Counseling
young men about EC, as well as other methods of birth control, may empower them
to become actively involved in contraceptive decisions within a relationship if
they do not desire fatherhood.
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Affiliations
Section of Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics,
University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado
Correspondence
Address correspondence to: Paritosh Kaul, M.D., Section of
Adolescent Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado School of
Medicine, 13123 East 16th Avenue, Box B025, Aurora, CO 80045.
paritosh.kaul@childrenscolorado.org
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