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

Table 4 Impact of wish for protection against sexually transmitted infections on choice of contraceptive method in the three survey years, by sex and whether have a regular partner.

	1982		1996		2001
Protection from STIs	N (%)	95% CI	N (%)	95% CI	N (%)	95% CI	Trend*
Regular partner
Boys:
Impact on the chosen strategy	2 (7)	(0–5)	10 (32)	(5–15)	8 (27)	(3–13)
No impact on the chosen strategy	28 (93)	(25–30)	21 (68)	(16–26)	22 (73)	(17–27)
Sexually experienced boys (total)	30 (100)		31 (100)		30 (100)		χ² = 6.40 p = 0.041
Girls:
Impact on the chosen strategy	5 (4)	(1–9)	27 (27)	(18–36)	20 (21)	(12–28)
No impact on the chosen strategy	120 (96)	(116–124)	74 (73)	(65–83)	76 (79)	(68–84)
Sexually experienced girls (total)	125 (100)		101 (100)		96 (100)		χ² = 23.53 p < 0.0001
No regular partner
Boys:
Impact on the chosen strategy	8 (21)	(3–13)	23 (72)	(18–28)	23 (51)	(16–30)
No impact on the chosen strategy	30 (79)	(25–35)	9 (28)	(4–14)	22 (49)	(15–29)
Sexually experienced boys (total)	38 (100)		32 (100)		45 (100)		χ² = 18.53 p < 0.0001
Girls:
Impact on the chosen strategy	6 (10)	(1–11)	55 (71)	(47–63)	37 (39)	(28–46)
No impact on the chosen strategy	56 (90)	(51–61)	23 (29)	(15–31)	59 (61)	(50–68)
Sexually experienced girls (total)	62 (100)		78 (100)		96 (100)		χ² = 53.24 p < 0.0001

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