• Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care · Dec 2008

    Socio-demographic factors influence contraception use among female students of the University of Novi Sad (Serbia).

    • Artur Bjelica.
    • Clinical Centre Vojvodina, University Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Novi Sad, Serbia. dr.artur@eunet.yu
    • Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care. 2008 Dec 1; 13 (4): 422-30.

    ObjectivesTo 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.MethodsThe 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.ResultsStatistically 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.ConclusionThe 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.

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