FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH UNINTENDED PREGNANCY

This research was designed to identify determinants of unintended preg nancy among women attending family practice or family planning clinics . Survey data were collected from 95 women who were categorized accord ing to whether or not they had experienced an unintended pregnancy. Wo men reporting unintended pregnancy were younger, reported earlier sexu al debut and a greater number of sexual partners than those not having experienced an unintended pregnancy. Those who had avoided unintended pregnancy displayed higher levels of preventive sexual self-efficacy, had more confidence in their ability to use contraceptive methods, pe rceived more negative consequences associated with having children in the near future, and believed pregnancy among unmarried women to be le ss acceptable than did women who had had unintended pregnancies.