Lócus de controle e conhecimento, atitude e prática contraceptivas entre adolescentes universitários
TL;DR: In this article, the authors assess the relationship between locus of control and knowledge, attitude and practice regarding pill and condom use among university students in Campinas, a city in Southeastern Brazil.
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Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To assess the relationship between locus of control and knowledge, attitude and practice regarding pill and condom use among university students METHODS: The inquiry was developed in Campinas, a city in Southeastern Brazil, in 2006 A total of 295 adolescent newcomers to a public university answered a structured questionnaire and Levenson’s multidimensional locus of control scale The scores of the dimensions of locus of control were calculated and Spearman’s correlation coef fi cient was used to assess their correlation with knowledge and practice concerning pill and condom use In order to assess the relationship between the dimensions of locus of control and sociodemographic variables and variables related to the individuals’ sex life, Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney tests were used RESULTS: Male adolescents had higher scores of powerful others externality when compared to female adolescents (p=001) Students living alone had lower internality (p=001) When locus of control was compared to condom use in the fi rst intercourse, considering only the 102 students who informed the age of the beginning of sexual activity, greater internality was found among male adolescents who did not use condoms (p<005) When the locus of control scores were correlated with contraceptive knowledge and practice, it was found that the higher the powerful others externality locus, the lower the adequate use of contraceptive methods (r = -022, p=003)
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