Sexual behavior, contraceptive knowledge and utilization among adolescents

The overall objective of this study is to examine sexual behaviors, contraceptive knowledge and utilization among a group of black adolescents in Fulton County, Atlanta. Also examined was their concept of who was responsible for birth control. It is the intent of this researcher that these findings serve to increase the human body of existing knowledge on sexual behavior among adolescents in an effort to provide meaningful programs which would serve the needs of this population. A casual comparative research design was given to twenty male and twenty female respondents who lived in metropolitan Atlanta. This study was an attempt to provide a clear understanding of adolescent sexual behavior in an effort to address the growing concerns affiliated with teen sex (ie.pregnancy, sexually transmitted diseases etc.) and assess those services which would best serve their needs