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Contraceptive Behaviors in Polish Women Aged 18–35—A Cross-Sectional Study

The aim was to evaluate contraceptive behaviors, and factors affecting them, in the population of Polish-speaking women. A cross-sectional study was performed on 6763 women, current contraceptive users, aged 18 to 35. An anonymous and voluntary questionnaire written in Polish, containing 33 question...

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Autores principales: Zgliczynska, Magdalena, Szymusik, Iwona, Sierocinska, Aleksandra, Bajaka, Armand, Rowniak, Martyna, Sochacki-Wojcicka, Nicole, Wielgos, Miroslaw, Kosinska-Kaczynska, Katarzyna
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Publicado: MDPI 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6695758/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31366184
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16152723
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author Zgliczynska, Magdalena
Szymusik, Iwona
Sierocinska, Aleksandra
Bajaka, Armand
Rowniak, Martyna
Sochacki-Wojcicka, Nicole
Wielgos, Miroslaw
Kosinska-Kaczynska, Katarzyna
author_facet Zgliczynska, Magdalena
Szymusik, Iwona
Sierocinska, Aleksandra
Bajaka, Armand
Rowniak, Martyna
Sochacki-Wojcicka, Nicole
Wielgos, Miroslaw
Kosinska-Kaczynska, Katarzyna
author_sort Zgliczynska, Magdalena
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description The aim was to evaluate contraceptive behaviors, and factors affecting them, in the population of Polish-speaking women. A cross-sectional study was performed on 6763 women, current contraceptive users, aged 18 to 35. An anonymous and voluntary questionnaire written in Polish, containing 33 questions, was distributed online from January to February 2017. The Internet and doctors were the most popular sources of information about contraception (82% and 73%, respectively). Upon choosing contraception, women paid the most attention to its efficacy (85%) and its impact on health (59%). The most common methods were combined oral contraceptives (38%) and condoms (24%). In total, 51% had chosen hormonal contraception, of which 68% experienced side effects. The most frequent were decreased libido (39%) and weight gain (22%). Factors associated with the usage of hormonal or non-hormonal contraception were: education, relationship status, parenthood, number of sexual partners, frequency of intercourses, sources of information about contraception, and factors considered most important when choosing a contraceptive method. The choice between short-acting and long-acting reversible contraception was influenced by age, relationship status, parenthood, smoking, sources of information about contraception, and factors considered most important when choosing a contraceptive method. Wide access to contraception, high-quality education, and counselling should become priorities in family planning healthcare.
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spelling pubmed-66957582019-09-05 Contraceptive Behaviors in Polish Women Aged 18–35—A Cross-Sectional Study Zgliczynska, Magdalena Szymusik, Iwona Sierocinska, Aleksandra Bajaka, Armand Rowniak, Martyna Sochacki-Wojcicka, Nicole Wielgos, Miroslaw Kosinska-Kaczynska, Katarzyna Int J Environ Res Public Health Article The aim was to evaluate contraceptive behaviors, and factors affecting them, in the population of Polish-speaking women. A cross-sectional study was performed on 6763 women, current contraceptive users, aged 18 to 35. An anonymous and voluntary questionnaire written in Polish, containing 33 questions, was distributed online from January to February 2017. The Internet and doctors were the most popular sources of information about contraception (82% and 73%, respectively). Upon choosing contraception, women paid the most attention to its efficacy (85%) and its impact on health (59%). The most common methods were combined oral contraceptives (38%) and condoms (24%). In total, 51% had chosen hormonal contraception, of which 68% experienced side effects. The most frequent were decreased libido (39%) and weight gain (22%). Factors associated with the usage of hormonal or non-hormonal contraception were: education, relationship status, parenthood, number of sexual partners, frequency of intercourses, sources of information about contraception, and factors considered most important when choosing a contraceptive method. The choice between short-acting and long-acting reversible contraception was influenced by age, relationship status, parenthood, smoking, sources of information about contraception, and factors considered most important when choosing a contraceptive method. Wide access to contraception, high-quality education, and counselling should become priorities in family planning healthcare. MDPI 2019-07-30 2019-08 /pmc/articles/PMC6695758/ /pubmed/31366184 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16152723 Text en © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Sierocinska, Aleksandra
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Rowniak, Martyna
Sochacki-Wojcicka, Nicole
Wielgos, Miroslaw
Kosinska-Kaczynska, Katarzyna
Contraceptive Behaviors in Polish Women Aged 18–35—A Cross-Sectional Study
title Contraceptive Behaviors in Polish Women Aged 18–35—A Cross-Sectional Study
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title_fullStr Contraceptive Behaviors in Polish Women Aged 18–35—A Cross-Sectional Study
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title_short Contraceptive Behaviors in Polish Women Aged 18–35—A Cross-Sectional Study
title_sort contraceptive behaviors in polish women aged 18–35—a cross-sectional study
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6695758/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31366184
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16152723
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