[Knowledge, attitude and practice about the use of pill and preservative among adolescents university students].
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.
Alves
Aline Salheb
AS
Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Campinas, SP.
Lopes
Maria Helena Baena de Moraes
MH
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
D003276:Contraceptives, Oral