Young Women’s Needs Regarding Sexual Preventive Behaviours and Unwanted Pregnancies
Ruben Martin-Payo, María del Mar Fernandez-Alvarez, Xana Gonzalez-Mendez, Aránzazu Muñoz-Mancisidor, Olga Lopez-Dicastillo

TL;DR
This study explores young women's needs and challenges in preventing unwanted pregnancies and highlights gaps in education and access to resources.
Contribution
The study identifies specific needs related to capability, opportunity, and motivation for preventing unwanted pregnancies among young women.
Findings
Participants expressed a lack of training for themselves, partners, and families regarding sexual health.
Emotional aspects significantly influenced communication with close individuals and health professionals.
Access to non-in-person health resources and affordable contraception was identified as a key need.
Abstract
Unwanted pregnancies are considered a public health problem that affects women’s mental health and quality of life. The aim of this paper was to access university students’ understanding and behaviours regarding unwanted pregnancies and identify their needs to prevent them. Qualitative descriptive design was used, and 13 semi-structured interviews were carried out. Women between 18 and 20 years old participated. They discussed a lack of training for themselves, their partners, and their families, their desire to have access to non-in-person health care resources, and their belief that contraception was expensive. Emotional aspects were relevant, affecting the way communication is established with those close to them and with health professionals. Despite the existence of access to sexual health resources, the findings show the existence of needs related to the prevention of unwanted…
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Taxonomy
TopicsAdolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum · Global Maternal and Child Health
