title: [Between contradictions and risks: Mexican male adolescents' views about teenage pregnancy and its association with sexual behavior].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the opinions of Mexican male adolescents regarding teenage pregnancy and analyze its association with sexual behavior.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a cross-sectional study using a self-administered questionnaire among a conventional sample of male students (15-19 years old) in eight public schools in Morelos and Mexico City. Analyses include multivariate models to identify the association between opinions and sexual behaviors.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Overall, 68% agree that a teenage pregnancy is a negative event. In a hypothetical case, if a girlfriend got pregnant in this moment 56% would continue in the school whereas 18% would definitely abandon it. Those who affirm that a teenage pregnancy is something very bad have greater odds of using condoms (OR=1.8; p<0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Male adolescents' views about teenage pregnancy are associated with some sexual behaviors; however their opinions reflect several contradictions. The design of surveys directed exclusively to explore male adolescents' opinions about reproductive health is urgent.
authors.affiliation: Escuela de Salud Pública de México, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Quiroz
authors.affiliation: Salud Reproductiva, Centro de Investigación en Salud Poblacional, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.
authors.forename: Erika E
authors.initials: EE
authors.lastname: Atienzo
authors.affiliation: Salud Reproductiva, Centro de Investigación en Salud Poblacional, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.
authors.forename: Lourdes
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Campero
authors.affiliation: Salud Reproductiva, Centro de Investigación en Salud Poblacional, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Cuernavaca, Morelos, México.
authors.forename: Leticia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Suárez-López
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008571:Men / Q000523:psychology*; D008800:Mexico; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult