Pregnancy and protection: perceptions, attitudes and experiences of Australian female adolescents

Background and purpose: Despite decades of research, development and evaluation of educational and promotional strategies to prevent teenage pregnancy, we have only a limited understanding of the strategies that are effective and why. This study sought to explore female teenagers' attitudes, pe...

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Main Authors: Skinner, S, Smith, J., Fenwick, J., Hendriks, J., Fyfe, S., Kendall, Garth
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/40603
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Smith, J.
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description Background and purpose: Despite decades of research, development and evaluation of educational and promotional strategies to prevent teenage pregnancy, we have only a limited understanding of the strategies that are effective and why. This study sought to explore female teenagers' attitudes, perceptions and experiences of contraceptive use, and describe the influence of this on pregnancy risk.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-406032017-09-13T16:00:27Z Pregnancy and protection: perceptions, attitudes and experiences of Australian female adolescents Skinner, S Smith, J. Fenwick, J. Hendriks, J. Fyfe, S. Kendall, Garth Background and purpose: Despite decades of research, development and evaluation of educational and promotional strategies to prevent teenage pregnancy, we have only a limited understanding of the strategies that are effective and why. This study sought to explore female teenagers' attitudes, perceptions and experiences of contraceptive use, and describe the influence of this on pregnancy risk. 2009 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/40603 10.1016/j.wombi.2008.12.001 Elsevier restricted
spellingShingle Skinner, S
Smith, J.
Fenwick, J.
Hendriks, J.
Fyfe, S.
Kendall, Garth
Pregnancy and protection: perceptions, attitudes and experiences of Australian female adolescents
title Pregnancy and protection: perceptions, attitudes and experiences of Australian female adolescents
title_full Pregnancy and protection: perceptions, attitudes and experiences of Australian female adolescents
title_fullStr Pregnancy and protection: perceptions, attitudes and experiences of Australian female adolescents
title_full_unstemmed Pregnancy and protection: perceptions, attitudes and experiences of Australian female adolescents
title_short Pregnancy and protection: perceptions, attitudes and experiences of Australian female adolescents
title_sort pregnancy and protection: perceptions, attitudes and experiences of australian female adolescents
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/40603