ABSTRACT
Despite recognition that sex and pregnancy are deeply relational, little attention has been given to young men's experiences of pregnancy, including the socio-structural factors that enhance the risk of unintended pregnancy. Recognising and valuing the importance of working with young men, and engaging with concepts of vulnerability and sexual agency, this chapter describes findings from a qualitative study of sexually active young men in Papua New Guinea to examine steps taken to prevent unintended pregnancy. Findings show that young men demonstrate sexual agency using the information they have access to regardless of its quality in efforts to prevent pregnancy. Findings offer hope that should young people have access to reliable information and effective means of prevention, they can pursue happy sexual lives, free from unwanted pregnancy and other adverse outcomes such as sexually transmittable infections.
