Exploring longitudinal associations between social determinants of health during adolescence and self-reported contraceptive use in young adulthood in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Childhood environment and socioeconomic status influence adult health. Past research links early social and economic disadvantages to later-life diseases and substance abuse, but their effects on contraceptive use remain unexplored. This longitudinal study utilizes the Social Determinants of Health (SDH) framework to explore the associations between social domains in adolescence and contraceptive use in young adulthood.

Study design

Fourteen measures of the SDH domains were extracted from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent and Adult Health Wave I data (1994-95) to explore associations with reported ever-use and consistent use of contraception among young adults in the U.S (18-26 years) at Wave III (2001) using multilevel logistic regression.

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SUBMITTER: Bhochhibhoya S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11919293 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature