Individual and context correlates of the oral pill and condom use among Brazilian female adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Studies have examined the impact of contextual factors on the use of contraceptives among adolescents and found that many measures of income and social inequality are associated with contraceptive use. However, few have focused on maternal and primary health indicators and its influence on adolescent contraceptive use. This paper assesses whether maternal mortality rates, antenatal care visits, and primary healthcare coverage are associated with pill and condom use among female adolescents in Brazil.

Methods

We used data from the Study of Cardiovascular Risks in Adolescents (ERICA), a national, school-based cross-sectional study conducted in Brazil. A subsample of all female adolescents who had ever had sexual intercourse and were living in one of the 26 State cap

SUBMITTER: Borges ALV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8374415 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature