title: A survey of teenage pregnant women and their male partners in the Grampian region.
abstract: This paper describes an exploratory pilot study of the male partners of teenagers presenting for either termination of pregnancy (TOP) or antenatal care (ANC). Seventy-five teenage pregnant women were recruited into the study and were asked to complete a questionnaire. The results suggest that the male partners tended to be older than their teenage partners. Teenage pregnant women presenting for termination of pregnancy had statistically significant higher levels of education, compared to those presenting for antenatal care. An association was found between the women's decision to continue or not with the pregnancy and her chosen form of contraception. In the antenatal group, women tended to state that their male partner's indication of support had influenced their decision to continue with the pregnancy. In-depth research should be conducted on the male partners of teenage pregnant women if effective sex education interventions are to be developed.
authors.affiliation: Royal College of Nursing Institute, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, UK.
authors.forename: L R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Henderson
mesh_terms: D000023:Abortion Applicants / Q000523:psychology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D001294:Attitude to Health; D003267:Contraception; D003657:Decision Making; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008297:Male; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence / Q000523:psychology*; D011295:Prenatal Care; D012606:Scotland; D012747:Sexual Partners / Q000523:psychology*; D012944:Social Support; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires