With Pills, Patches, Rings, and Shots: Who Still Uses Condoms? A Longitudinal Cohort Study

• Published in: Journal of adolescent health Vol. 52; no. 1; pp. 77 - 82
• Main Authors: Goldstein, Rachel L., M.D, Upadhyay, Ushma D., Ph.D., M.P.H, Raine, Tina R., M.D., M.P.H
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York, NY Elsevier Inc 01.01.2013; Elsevier
• Subjects: Adolescent; Biological and medical sciences; Cohort analysis; Cohort Studies; Condoms; Condoms, Female - statistics & numerical data; Contraception; Contraception - statistics & numerical data; Contraception Behavior - statistics & numerical data; Contraceptive patch; Contraceptives, Oral; Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate; Discontinued; Dual method; Environment. Living conditions; Family planning; Female; Humans; Logistic Models; Longitudinal Studies; Medical sciences; Oral contraceptives; Pediatrics; Prospective Studies; Public health. Hygiene; Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine; Sexual behaviour; Sexually transmitted diseases; Surveys and Questionnaires; Vaginal ring; Women; Young Adult; Contraceptive patch; Vaginal ring; Sexually transmitted diseases; Depot medroxyprogesterone acetate; Adolescent; Young adult; Contraception; Condoms; Oral contraceptives; Dual method; Human; Family planning; Condom; Sexual behavior; Infection; Prevention; Sexually transmitted disease; Follow up study; Cohort study; Female; Public health

Abstract Purpose To describe women's condom use patterns over time and assess predictors of dual method use 12 months after initiating hormonal contraceptives. Methods We conducted a prospective cohort study among women aged 15–24 years initiating oral contraceptive pills, patch, ring, or depot...