Adolescents’ and Young Adults’ Receipt of Person-Centered Contraceptive Counseling

Are US adolescents and young adults receiving person-centered contraceptive counseling (PCCC), and is receipt associated with preferred method use?This survey study of 2043 female respondents used the 2022 to 2023 wave of the National Survey of Family Growth and found that receipt of PCCC was low across all age groups; however, adolescents (aged 15 to 19 years) were less likely to receive PCCC than adults aged 25 years and older. Receipt of PCCC was positively associated with preferred method use among adolescents, but not adults.These findings suggest that two-thirds of adolescents did not receive PCCC, but those who did were more likely to use their preferred method; clinicians should prioritize PCCC for adolescents.

Corresponding Author: Brooke Whitfield, PhD, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, 750 Highland Ave, Madison, WI 53726 (bwhitfield@wisc.edu).

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