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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
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The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA |
Carolyn J. Stemshorn, MPH, Group Health Community Foundation, 1730 Minor Ave, STE 1500, Seattle, WA 98101, (206)287-4382, stemshorn.c@ghc.org
The Youth Risk Behavior Survey (2000) found that 15% of sexually active youth's engage in unprotected sex, despite the efforts of the public health community to encourage teens to use contraception. Current research indicates that the mass media, and in particular movies, are substantial sources of information about sexuality for youth. However, the research community has not recently looked at the kinds of messages teens receive about using (or not using) contraception from movies. To address this lack of knowledge, a content analysis of 11 'teen' movies was performed to explore the number of times contraception was used, talked about, or otherwise referenced within these movies. A qualitative analysis was also performed to further examine the meaning of these messages. Findings from this analysis will be discussed in this session.
Learning Objectives:
Keywords: Media Message, Contraception
Presenting author's disclosure statement:
Organization/institution whose products or services will be discussed: This work was performed as a thesis requirement for MPH at Univerisity of Washington.
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.