Thomas B H, DiCenso A, Griffith L
School of Nursing, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON.
Can J Public Health. 1998 Mar-Apr;89(2):94-7. doi: 10.1007/BF03404396.
This paper reports the frequency of use of protection and rates of birth control pill/condom use by age and gender among a large, sexually active group of Ontario adolescents who were followed from 12 to 17 years of age. The sample consisted of the 759 males and 690 females who reported engaging in sexual intercourse during the McMaster Teen Project. Significantly more females aged 15-17 years reported always using a method of protection, and using the birth control pill. Condom use was more frequent among males at all ages, but reached statistical significance at ages 12, 13 and 17 years. Although the numbers reporting no use of protection decreased with age, by 17 years 36% of males and 33% of females continued to report no use of protection. Large numbers of sexually active Ontario adolescents continue to be vulnerable to pregnancy, STDs and AIDS.
本文报告了在安大略省一大群性活跃的青少年中,按年龄和性别划分的保护措施使用频率以及避孕药/避孕套的使用比例,这些青少年从12岁到17岁一直被跟踪调查。样本包括在麦克马斯特青少年项目中报告有过性行为的759名男性和690名女性。15 - 17岁的女性中,报告始终使用某种保护措施以及使用避孕药的人数显著更多。在所有年龄段,男性使用避孕套的频率更高,但在12岁、13岁和17岁时达到统计学显著水平。尽管报告未采取保护措施的人数随年龄减少,但到17岁时,仍有36%的男性和33%的女性继续报告未采取保护措施。大量性活跃的安大略省青少年仍然容易面临怀孕、性传播疾病和艾滋病的风险。