- 作者：Qiaoqin Ma ; Masako Ono-Kihara ; Liming Cong ; Guozhang Xu ; Xiaohong Pan ; Saman Zamani ; Shahrzad Mortazavi Ravari ; Masahiro Kihara
- 关键词：Unintended pregnancy ; Abortion ; Contraceptive use ; University ; Students
- 刊名：Contraception
- 出版年：2008
- 出版时间：February 2008
- 年：2008
- 卷：77
- 期：2
- 页码：108-113
- 全文大小：116 K
Study Design
A self-administered questionnaire survey with cross-sectional design was administered among students in two universities in Ningbo, China, in November–December 2003. Sociodemographic and behavioral factors associated with unintended pregnancy were identified in both genders using univariate and multivariate analyses.
Results
Of sexually active students, 10.6 % of male and 11.6 % of female students reported their partner or they had a history of pregnancy; 10.0 % of male and 11.3 % of female students reported their partner or they had a history of induced abortion. The risk factors for unintended pregnancy identified among males by multivariate analysis were older age [odds ratio (OR), 2.12; 95 % confidence interval (CI), 1.15–3.88], initiation of sexual activity before high school (OR, 2.45; 95 % CI, 1.36–4.44), reported lack of condom use in first sexual activity (OR, 1.71; 95 % CI, 1.10–2.64), multiple sexual partners (OR, 1.54; 95 % CI, 1.06–2.23), and often used condoms during their lifetime (OR, 1.97; 95 % CI, 1.01–3.81). The identified risk factors among females were initiation of sexual activity before high school (OR, 5.12; 95 % CI, 1.49–17.68), non-consensual sexual intercourse as first sex (OR, 1.77; 95 % CI, 1.08–2.90), multiple partners (OR, 2.75; 95 % CI, 1.61–4.71), and sometimes/never (OR, 3.02; 95 % CI, 1.16–7.87) or often (OR, 3.92; 95 % CI, 1.43–10.73) used condoms during their lifetime.
Conclusion
The high prevalence of unintended pregnancies and induced abortions in this population indicates a need for better and targeted sex education and family planning services.