What experiences, attitudes and behaviours do Spanish teenagers have towards birth-control?

Abstract

It is known that teenagers have a low rate of birth-control methods use in their sexual intercourses which places them in a situation of risk in regard to unwanted pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. Although the information they have usually comes from non-formal sources –other peers– this does not seem to explain the rejection –when it comes to intimacy– and the non use of these methods. Facing all this because of the importance that a deep knowledge of this question has for the planning of effective corrective measures, in this article we propose a bibliographic research that should find the hidden factors relating to the real attitudes of teenagers towards birth-control, as well as the cultural environment concerning teenage sexuality, since it may be explicative of the phenomenon described.

Keywords

• Anticoncepción
• Adolescentes
• Actitudes
• Cultura
• Antropología