Exposure to X-rated movies and adolescents' sexual and contraceptive-related attitudes and behaviors

Objectives. To examine the association between exposure to X-rated movies a nd teens' contraceptive attitudes and behaviors. Methods. Black females, 14 to 18 years old (n = 522) were recruited from ad olescent medicine clinics, health departments, and school health clinics. Results. Exposure to X-rated movies was reported by 29.7% of adolescents. E xposure to X-rated movies was associated with being more likely to have neg ative attitudes toward using condoms (odds ratio [OR]: 1.4), to have multip le sex partners (OR: 2.0), to have sex more frequently (OR: 1.8), to not ha ve not used contraception during the last intercourse (OR: 1.5), to have no t used contraception in the past 6 months (OR: 2.2), to have a strong desir e to conceive (OR: 2.3), and to test positive for chlamydia (OR: 1.7). Conclusions. Additional research is needed to understand the impact of X-ra ted movies on adolescents' sexual and contraceptive health.