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Factors Associated With The Lack Of Use Of Contraceptive Methods In Female Adolescent In Peru Endes 2018-2020, Yolanda B. Dulanto-Ramos, Consuelo Luna-Muñoz, Luis Roldan-Arbieto
Factors Associated With The Lack Of Use Of Contraceptive Methods In Female Adolescent In Peru Endes 2018-2020, Yolanda B. Dulanto-Ramos, Consuelo Luna-Muñoz, Luis Roldan-Arbieto
Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana
Introduction: In Peru, adolescents tend to use contraceptive methods (CM) less frequently, constituting a subgroup at risk of unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases. Methods: Quantitative, observational, analytical-cross-sectional study corresponding to a secondary analysis of data from women aged 15 to 19 from the ENDES 2018-2020. To quantify the association, Poisson regression was used for robust variances, calculating the Prevalence Ratio (PR) in its crude (PRc) and adjusted (PRa) forms, with a 95% con��dence interval. Results: 28.4% did not use MC, there was a signi��cant association for the variables without a partner (Rpa: 2.49 CI: 1.99-3.11) and zero children (Rpa: …