Misconceptions, myths and reality: young women and contraception.
Journal Article
Brown, S., & Guthrie, K. (2011)
Misconceptions, myths and reality: young women and contraception. Primary Care Women's Health Journal, 3,
Despite a recent decline, the UK still has the highest rate of teenage pregnancy in Western Europe. Young women themselves explain why, although access to contraception is rel...
Young men, sexual health and responsibility for contraception: a qualitative pilot study
Journal Article
Brown, S. (2011)
Young men, sexual health and responsibility for contraception: a qualitative pilot study. Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care, 38, 44-47. https://doi.org/10.1136/jfprhc-2011-100119
Background and methodology: despite increasing interest over the last decade or more in men’s views of sexual health services and use of contraception, most published literatu...
Young men, contraception and responsibility: report of a pilot study.
Report
Brown, S. (2010)
Young men, contraception and responsibility: report of a pilot study. Edinburgh Napier Research Repository: Hull City Council
Report for Hull City Council.
What makes men talk about health?
Journal Article
Brown, S. (2010)
What makes men talk about health?. Journal of Gender Studies, 10, 187-195. https://doi.org/10.1080/09589230120053300
This paper compares two research projects which explored men’s beliefs about their health. The concern of the paper is not with the findings themselves, but with the methodolo...
Why don’t teenagers use contraception? A qualitative interview study.
Journal Article
Brown, S., & Guthrie, K. (2010)
Why don’t teenagers use contraception? A qualitative interview study. European Journal of Contraception and Reproductive Health Care, 15, 197-204. https://doi.org/10.3109/13625181003763456
Objectives: to investigate the causes of unintended pregnancies and, in particular, reasons for non-use of contraception among young women attending a day unit for surgical ab...
Long-acting, reversible and permanent methods of contraception: insight into women’s choice of method.
Journal Article
Kane, R., Irving, G., Brown, S., Parkes, N., Walling, M. & Killick, S. (2009)
Long-acting, reversible and permanent methods of contraception: insight into women’s choice of method. Quality in Primary Care. 17, 107-114. ISSN 1479-1072
Background This study aims to explore the views of women concerning their choice of long-acting method of contraception.
Method: two-hundred and eighty-six women who had eithe...