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  • Title: Contraceptive use in a sample of young Danish females.
    Author: Wielandt H, Wermuth L, Pedersen MR.
    Journal: Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand; 1988; 67(4):319-21. PubMed ID: 3176953.
    Abstract:
    During the period April 1984-February 1985, 4 test samples of totally 380 young Danish women aged 16-20 years old were invited to interview about contraception and sexual behaviour. The response rate was 75.3%. There were 208 (74.0%) who had had sexual debut. Median age was estimated to 16.8 years. At first intercourse 168 (80.8%) used contraception, 36.5% used condom and 36.1% oral contraception (OC). Among teenage-girls with sexual debut before 15 years old 32.5% were unprotected against pregnancy. At the time of the interview 64.4% did use contraception. The most frequently used contraceptive device was OC (46.6%). Teenage-girls changed the contraceptive method from condom to OC after sexual debut. A small proportion of sexually active girls (8%) did not use contraception neither at first intercourse nor at the moment. A total of 380 Danish women aged 16-20 were interviewed in 4 separate groups in 1984 and 1985 to determine the extent of contraceptive use among young Danish women. 208 had had sexual intercourse, and 17 had become pregnant; 8 of the pregnancies were aborted. At 1st intercourse 84.9% used contraception (mostly condoms or oral contraceptives). 32.5% had 1st intercourse before age 15 and used no contraceptives. At the time of interview, 181 used no contraceptives, 131 took oral contraceptives, 22 used condoms, and 17 used IUDs. 59.2% of those who used condoms at 1st intercourse switched to oral contraceptives. 218 women had talked to their parents about intercourse and contraceptives; only 164 of these had had intercourse. 8% of the women used no contraceptives either at 1st intercourse or at the time of interview. Since many unwanted pregnancies occur when women switch from 1 contraceptive method to another, contraceptive advice given to teenagers should stress the importance of sticking to the same method.
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