Actual and preferred contraceptive sources among young people: findings from the British National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To describe actual and preferred contraceptive sources among young people in Britain and whether discordance between these is associated with markers of sexual risk behaviour or poor sexual health.

Design

Cross-sectional probability sample survey.

Setting

British general population.

Participants

3869 men and women aged 16-24 years interviewed for the third National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (Natsal-3) between 2010 and 2012.

Main outcome measures

Reported source of contraceptive method(s) and preferred source if all were available and easily accessible.

Results

Of the 75% of young people (aged 16-24) who were heterosexually active (1619 women, 1233 men), >86% reported obtaining contraceptives in the past year. Most common

SUBMITTER: Geary RS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5051385 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature