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Table 3 Preferred contraceptive method in the three survey years, by sex and whether have a regular partner.

From: A comparison of sexual behaviour and attitudes of healthy adolescents in a Danish high school in 1982, 1996, and 2001

 

1982

 

1996

 

2001

  

Contraceptive method

N (%)

95% CI

N (%)

95% CI

N (%)

95% CI

Trend*

Regular partner

       

   Boys:

       

   Condom

12 (40)

(7–17)

19 (61)

(14–24)

14 (48)

(9–19)

 

   No current personal use

18 (60)

(13–23)

12 (39)

(7–17)

15 (52)

(10–20)

 

   Sexually experienced boys (total)

30 (100)

 

31 (100)

 

29 (100)

 

p = 0.245

   Girls:

       

   Oral contraception

66 (53)

(55–77)

70 (69)

(61–79)

65 (72)

(57–73)

p = 0.005

   Condom and oral contraception

0 (0)

(0–3)

5 (5)

(1–11)

9 (10)

(3–15)

p = 0.009

   Condom

1 (1)

 

1 (1)

 

0 (0)

  

   Intrauterine device

12 (10)

(6–18)

0 (0)

 

0 (0)

 

p = 0.0001

   Other

5 (4)

(1–9)

1 (1)

(0–3)

3 (3)

(0–6)

p = 0.374

   No current personal use

41 (33)

(31–51)

24 (24)

(16–32)

13 (15)

(6–20)

p = 0.008

   Sexually experienced girls (total)

125 (100)

 

101 (100)

 

90 (100)

  

No regular partner

       

   Boys:

       

   Condom

23 (61)

(17–29)

29 (91)

(26–32)

22 (85)

(18–26)

 

   No current personal use

15 (39)

(9–21)

3 (9)

(0–6)

4 (15)

(0–8)

 

   Sexually experienced boys (total)

38 (100)

 

32 (100)

 

26 (100)

 

p = 0.007

   Girls:

       

   Oral contraception

30 (48)

(22–38)

27 (35)

(19–35)

33 (63)

(26–40)

p = 0.005

   Condom and oral contraception

0 (0)

(0–3)

5 (6)

(1–9)

0 (0)

(0–3)

p = 0.016

   Condom

0 (0)

 

2 (3)

 

1 (2)

  

   Intrauterine device

1 (2)

(0–3)

0 (0)

 

0 (0)

 

p = 0.594

   Other

6 (10)

(1–11)

1 (1)

(0–3)

1 (2)

(0–3)

p = 0.004

   No current personal use

25 (40)

(17–33)

43 (55)

(34–52)

17 (33)

(10–24)

p = 0.031

   Sexually experienced girls (total)

62 (100)

 

78 (100)

 

52 (100)

  
  1. * χ2 tested for trend