Sexual knowledge and contraceptive use in adolescents with type 1 diabetes in comparison with their healthy peers.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1D) may differ from their healthy peers in respect to sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) knowledge and contraceptive use. We aimed to explore sexual knowledge and contraceptive use and associated factors in T1D adolescents compared to healthy peers.

Methods

Fifty- eight T1D adolescents (mean ± SD age 16.3 ± 2.0 years, disease duration 6.7 ± 3.5 years) were compared to 116 healthy controls (matching 1:2 for school, age and gender). Anonymous questionnaires were used to evaluate sexual knowledge and contraceptive methods.

Results

The commonest contraceptive method at the last sexual contact was the condom. The use of birth pill was reported by 11.8% patients and by 8.3% controls, withdrawal was reported by 33.3% of T

SUBMITTER: Karavanaki K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12572054 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature