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  • Title: Contraceptive practice among Hispanic adolescents.
    Author: Torres A, Singh S.
    Journal: Fam Plann Perspect; 1986; 18(4):193-4. PubMed ID: 3792532.
    Abstract:
    19% of births to Hispanics in 1980 occurred among women 20 years old, while the out-of-wedlock birth rate among Hispanics aged 15-19 was 40/1000 births (figures for Blacks were 89 and Whites 16/1000). However adolescent pregnancy-related behavior and levels of pregnancy for Hispanics have not been adequately studied. This study is based on data from the 1982 US National Survey of Family Growth. 20% of Hispanic women aged 15-19 are or have been married; 16% are currently living with their spouse or partner; 4% are divorced or separated. The proportion in union is higher than for Whites and Blacks. 30% of Hispanic adolescent women are never-married and have had intercourse, as opposed to 36% of Whites and 55% of Blacks. Although 1/2 of Hispanic women have had sexual experience, only 1/2 are at risk for unintended pregnancy. Almost all sexually active adolescents regardless of race know of the pill; the condom is almost as well known (92% of Hispanics, 95% overall). With most nethods, awareness levels among Hispanics are similar to those among whites. Only 23% of sexually active Hispanic adolescents ever having intercourse used contraception with their 1st intercourse, 1/2 the proportion among Whites. Among sexually active adolescents, 76% of Hispanics and whites, and 83% of Blacks have visited a physician or clinic to discuss or obtain contraceptives. 54% of Hispancis paid for visits with private funds as opposed to 51% overall. 18% of Hispanics' visits were covered by Medicaid. 25% of Hispanics' visits were covered by another program or were free and very few were covered by insurance. It would be useful to differentiate subgroups within the general class of "Hispanics" (i.e. by place of origin, generations in the US), but this was not possible with this small sample.
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