Partner-type Influence on Condom Use in Adolescent Girls

描述（由申请人提供）：本研究将考察不同类型的性伴侣（包括孩子的父亲）在多大程度上影响青春期母亲使用避孕套的决定。这个研究项目是基于现有的科学知识，即有多个伴侣的成年女性使用避孕套确实因伴侣类型而异。此外，研究问题是在一个前提下制定的，即与其他青春期女孩相比，青春期母亲和她的性伴侣（包括孩子的父亲）之间的关系有明显的差异。了解这一现象将有可能有助于消除以前未发现的在这一人群中使用避孕套和有效预防艾滋病毒/性传播感染的障碍。我的论文将作为理解这个复杂的临床问题的第一步。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): This research will examine to what degree adolescent mother's decisions to use condoms are influenced by different types of sexual partners, including the fathers of their children. This research program is predicated on the existing scientific knowledge that condom use among adult women with multiple partners does indeed vary by partner type. Additionally, the research question is formulated under the premise that there is an appreciable difference in the relationship between an adolescent mother and her sex partners, including those who are the father of their children, as compared to other adolescent girls. Understanding this phenomenon will potentially facilitate the dismantling of previously unidentified barriers to condom use and effective HIV/STI prevention in this population. My dissertation will serve as the first step in understanding this complex clinical issue.