Original scientific paper
USE OF CONTRACEPTION IN WOMEN FROM THE ZAPREŠIĆ AREA AND FACTORS INFLUENCING THE CHOICE OF METHOD: A CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY
MIRO BENČIĆ
orcid.org/0000-0003-1631-906X
; Brdovec Clinic, Zagreb County Health Center, Brdovec, Croatia
MLADENKA VRCIĆ-KEGLEVIĆ
; Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
There have long been no surveys in the fi eld of family planning in Croatia. There were some carried out by commercial agencies
and some related to adolescents, but none focused on women of reproductive age. Therefore, we embarked upon this survey
including women living in the town of Zaprešić and its surroundings. The aims of the study were to investigate how many of them used contraception, which methods prevailed, how they made their choice and whether demographic and health care characteristics had have any infl uence on it. This cross-sectional survey was conducted at eight family medicine practices from the town of Zaprešić town and six practices from nearby rural settings. We used a purposeful sampling method; women aged 18-45 visiting family medicine practices for different reasons were asked to participate in the study. Those that agreed were given a questionnaire designed for this survey and based on literature results. The questions were closed and related to the women’s demographic and some health-related characteristics and those related to the usage of contraception, such as the method used,
how they made their choice, if they made any changes and why. The STATA/IC 11.2 (license 30110536846) was used on data processing.
Descriptive statistics was used with Pearson
Keywords
contraception; contraceptive methods; reasons for choice; family medicine
Hrčak ID:
142195
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Publication date:
22.7.2015.
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