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  • College Women and Personal Goals: Cognitive Dimensions that Differentiate Risk-Reduction Sexual Decisions
    Journal of Youth and Adolescence, 2006
    Co-Authors: Nelwyn B. Moore, J. Kenneth Davidson
    Abstract:

    As the twenty-first century begins, a high level of participation in Premarital Sexual Intercourse by college women is well-documented. But, in the research exploring risk-reduction Sexual behaviors, the relationship of cognitive abilities to responsible Sexual behavior has been under-researched. Anonymous questionnaires were administered to 626 never-married, heteroSexual women at a midwestern university to examine personal goal-setting, a cognitive variable postulated to be related to risk-reduction Sexual behavior. Women who frequently set goals were more religious, optimistic about life, conservative in Sexual attitudes, comfortable with their Sexuality, and more psychologically Sexually satisfied. Those who less often set goals were more likely to drink alcohol prior to Sexual Intercourse, become more intoxicated, and less likely to ask if new sex partners had STI(s). The cognitive variable, goal-setting, did differentiate college women who made responsible Sexual decisions from those who engaged in risk-taking Sexual behaviors.

  • Premarital Sexual Intercourse and Axiomatic Theory Construction
    Sociological Inquiry, 1993
    Co-Authors: J. Kenneth Davidson
    Abstract:

    Axiomatic theory construction was used in this study to analyze the likelihood of participation in Premarital Sexual Intercourse by college women. The sample consisted of 754 never-married female students enrolled in a midwestern, residential university who responded to a Sexual attitudes and behavior survey. Forty-eight empirical propositions concerning Premarital Sexual Intercourse were tested, nineteen of which were found to be statistically significant. Three derived propositions were reformulated from these findings, which in turn were utilized to develop two middle-range theories: commitment theory and cultural milieu theory. These theories clearly demonstrate the role of changing personal and societal attitudes toward Sexuality and perceived partner commitment in the decision to become Sexually active.

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  • Contraceptive and reproductive health practices of unmarried women globally, 1999 to 2018: Systematic review and meta-analysis.
    Medicine, 2020
    Co-Authors: Meng-yao Wang, Yu Fan, Marleen Temmerman, Wei Hong Zhang, Ai Zheng
    Abstract:

    BACKGROUND Premarital sex practices and contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR) among unmarried women worldwide remain unclear, even though unmarried women tend to have multiple sex partners over time, which makes their Sexual behaviors particularly important to the Sexual and reproductive health of society more broadly. METHODS We searched the MEDLINE, PubMed, and Google Scholar databases for relevant articles published between January 1, 1999 and December 31, 2018. Data on prevalence of Premarital Sexual Intercourse, use of highly prevalent contraceptive methods, as well as CPR overall and at first Sexual Intercourse were extracted and estimated using a DerSimonian- Laird random effects model. RESULTS Of the 3918 articles identified, 37 covering 19 countries were included. The estimated overall prevalence of Premarital Sexual Intercourse was 41.9% (95%CI 34.2-49.6%). Pooled CPR was 57.0% (95%CI 44.3-69.8%) overall and 57.6% (95% CI 39.5- 75.6%) at first Intercourse. The overall prevalence of condom use was 51.2% (95%CI 42.7-59.7%), followed by oral contraceptives (20.5%, 95%CI 13.7-27.3%), withdrawal (12.7%, 95%CI 9.4-15.9%), and rhythm (12.1%, 95%CI 6.7-17.4%). CONCLUSION The findings of this global study indicate worrying trends in unprotected Intercourse and contraceptive practices, suggesting the need for greater attention and resources aimed at educating unmarried adolescent women about Sexual and reproductive health. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION NUMBER CRD42019132736.

  • Contraceptive and reproductive health practices of unmarried women globally, 1999 to 2018: Systematic review and meta-analysis
    eCommons@AKU, 2020
    Co-Authors: Wang Meng-yao, Temmerman Marleen, Zhang Wei-hong, Yu Fan, Mo Si-ping, Ai Zheng, Li Jin-ke
    Abstract:

    Background: Premarital sex practices and contraceptive prevalence rate (CPR) among unmarried women worldwide remain unclear, even though unmarried women tend to have multiple sex partners over time, which makes their Sexual behaviors particularly important to the Sexual and reproductive health of society more broadly. Methods: We searched the MEDLINE, PubMed, and Google Scholar databases for relevant articles published between January 1, 1999 and December 31, 2018. Data on prevalence of Premarital Sexual Intercourse, use of highly prevalent contraceptive methods, as well as CPR overall and at first Sexual Intercourse were extracted and estimated using a DerSimonian- Laird random effects model. Results: Of the 3918 articles identified, 37 covering 19 countries were included. The estimated overall prevalence of Premarital Sexual Intercourse was 41.9% (95%CI 34.2-49.6%). Pooled CPR was 57.0% (95%CI 44.3-69.8%) overall and 57.6% (95% CI 39.5- 75.6%) at first Intercourse. The overall prevalence of condom use was 51.2% (95%CI 42.7-59.7%), followed by oral contraceptives (20.5%, 95%CI 13.7-27.3%), withdrawal (12.7%, 95%CI 9.4-15.9%), and rhythm (12.1%, 95%CI 6.7-17.4%). Conclusion: The findings of this global study indicate worrying trends in unprotected Intercourse and contraceptive practices, suggesting the need for greater attention and resources aimed at educating unmarried adolescent women about Sexual and reproductive health

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