Socio-demographic factors influence contraception use among female students of the University of Novi Sad (Serbia).
OBJECTIVE
To identify some of the socio-demographic factors that influence the use of contraception among female university students and to gain a deeper insight into their contraceptive behaviour.


METHODS
The study encompassed 597 randomly chosen, sexually active, second- and third-year female students of the University of Novi Sad (Serbia). The questionnaire, specially designed for the purpose of this investigation, covered a number of socio-demographic factors that could presumably influence the contraceptive behaviour of the polled students.


RESULTS
Statistically significant differences among the respondents with respect to contraception use appeared to be: mother's education, presence of an elder sibling in the family, motivation for engaging in sexual intercourse, talking with friends, as well as self-assessment of the knowledge about contraception.


CONCLUSIONS
The identified socio-demographic factors that influence the contraceptive behaviour of female students should allow to devise appropriate strategies for the promotion of the use of contraception by this young population.
Bjelica
Artur
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Clinical Centre Vojvodina, University Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Novi Sad, Serbia. dr.artur@eunet.yu
D003267:Contraception / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003268:Contraception Behavior / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015444:Exercise; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009042:Motivation; D055771:Serbia; D012907:Smoking; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013334:Students; D014495:Universities