title: [Knowledge, attitude and practice about the use of pill and preservative among adolescents university students].
abstract: It was evaluated knowledge, attitude and practice concerning contraceptive pills and preservatives among teenagers at a public University of São Paulo. A Questionnaire was applied for 295 students. We verified that teenagers presented a positive attitude as to contraceptive practices because 92.6% of them said that adolescents should use contraceptive methods, and among those who had already initiated their sexual activities, 82% answered that they always used some type of contraceptive during their sexual intercourses. They showed higher knowledge than practice. Comparing the pill to preservative, we noticed that adolescents presented a greater knowledge and practice regarding preservatives. It was concluded that although they have corrects knowledge and practice, they need modified some of their practices for an effective contraception.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Campinas, SP.
authors.forename: Aline Salheb
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Alves
authors.forename: Maria Helena Baena de Moraes
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Lopes
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil; D017280:Condoms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003267:Contraception / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014495:Universities
chemical_list: D003276:Contraceptives, Oral