Knowledge and Opinions of Turkish University Students About Contraceptive Methods and Emergency Contraception

Gölbaşı, Zehra; Erenel, Ayten Şentürk; Tuğut, Nilüfer

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“…In terms of sexual experience background, we found that the rate of coital experience was 64.9% for men and 53.3% for women. Past studies with Turkish college students established similar rates for men (e.g., Aras, Orcin, Ozan, & Semin, 2007;Boratav & Çavdar, 2012) but lower rates for women (e.g., Aras et al, 2007;Golbasi, Erenel, & Tugut, 2012). The higher number of sexually experienced women in the present sample may be related to a liberalization of sexual behaviors and attitudes among Turkish college students in recent years (see Gelbal et al, 2008).…”

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Prevalence of Sexual Aggression Victimization and Perpetration in a Sample of Female and Male College Students in Turkey

Schuster

Krahé

Toplu-Demirtaş

2016

The Journal of Sex Research

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In Turkey, there is a shortage of studies on the prevalence of sexual aggression among young adults. The present study examined sexual aggression victimization and perpetration since the age of 15 in a convenience sample of N = 1,376 college students (886 women) from four public universities in Ankara, Turkey. Prevalence rates for different coercive strategies, victim-perpetrator constellations, and sexual acts were measured with a Turkish version of the Sexual Aggression and Victimization Scale (SAV-S). Overall, 77.6% of women and 65.5% of men reported at least one instance of sexual aggression victimization, and 28.9% of men and 14.2% of women reported at least one instance of sexual aggression perpetration. Prevalence rates of sexual aggression victimization and perpetration were highest for current or former partners, followed by acquaintances/friends and strangers. Alcohol was involved in a substantial proportion of the reported incidents. The findings are the first to provide systematic evidence on sexual aggression perpetration and victimization among college students in Turkey, including both women and men.

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Prevalence of Sexual Aggression Victimization and Perpetration in a Sample of Female and Male College Students in Turkey

Schuster

Krahé

Toplu-Demirtaş

2016

The Journal of Sex Research

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“…Main sources of information included family, neighbours, friends, media, healthcare professionals, books and television [32,33,49]. Qualitative evidence suggests that information on family planning was predominantly obtained from family, neighbours and friends [80-83, 86, 89, 90].…”

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“…On the other hand, many women expressed negative attitudes towards family planning for limiting the number of children [26,32,39,86,88,89]. Some women believed that it would be easier to raise and care for their children if they were closely spaced.…”

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Factors influencing sexual and reproductive health of Muslim women: a systematic review

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Background: In Islamic societies, issues related to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) are rarely discussed and considered sensitive subjects. This review aimed to identify any personal, religious, cultural, or structural barriers to SRH service and education among Muslim women worldwide. Methods: A search for qualitative and quantitative studies was conducted on seven electronic databases. A narrative synthesis using thematic analysis was conducted. Results: Fifty-nine studies were included from 22 countries: 19 qualitative, 38 quantitative and two mixed methods. Many Muslim women have poor SRH knowledge, and negative attitudes which influence their access to, and use of SRH services. Barriers to contraception use among Muslim women included a lack of basic reproductive knowledge, insufficient knowledge about contraception, misconceptions, and negative attitudes. Women had negative attitudes towards family planning for limiting the number of children but not for child spacing, which reflected religious views towards family planning. Religious and cultural beliefs were barriers to contraception use and access to SRH services and information. Family and the community have a significant impact on women's contraceptive use and access to SRH services. Husband and family opposition played a significant role in contraception access and use. Fear of stigmatization and being labelled as having premarital sexual relations among unmarried women acted as the main barrier to accessing contraception and seeking SRH information and services. Conclusion: The findings reveal that there are multiple levels of factors that influence Muslim women's SRH. Poor SRH knowledge and practices among Muslim women is complex matter that is affected by personal, community, cultural, religious factors and existing policies and regulations. All these factors overlap and are affected by each other. There is an urgent need for interventions addressing modifiable barriers to SRH education and services to improve knowledge, informed choice and access to services to facilitate better sexual and reproductive wellbeing for Muslim women. It is important to note that while this review aimed to report findings on Muslim women, we acknowledge that significant variations exist within every culture and religion.

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“…Studies in Africa, have generally documented low knowledge and awareness levels of effective contraceptive use amongst higher educational students [10]. Several factors including age, culture, ethnicity, religion, poor access to contraceptive services, peer pressure and lack of partner support were identified as contributing to the non-utilisation of contraceptives in tertiary institutions [11]. In a study amongst 15 to 24 year old South African women, it was estimated that only 52.2% of sexually experienced women are using contraceptives [12].…”

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Family planning among undergraduate university students: a CASE study of a public university in Ghana

Gbagbo

Nkrumah

2019

BMC Women's Health

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BackgroundGlobally, the rate of unplanned pregnancies among students at institutions of higher education, continue to increase annually despite the universal awareness and availability of contraceptives to the general population. This study examined family planning among undergraduate university students focusing on their knowledge, use and attitudes towards contraception in the University of Education Winneba.MethodsThe study was a descriptive cross-sectional survey using a structured self-administered questionnaire. One hundred undergraduate students from the University of Education Winneba were selected using a multistage simple random sampling technique. A Likert scale was used to assess the attitude of the respondents towards family planning methods.ResultsFindings show that the respondents had a positive attitude towards family planning with an average mean score of about 4.0 using a contraceptive attitude Likert scale. Knowledge of contraception, awareness and benefits however do not commensurate contraceptive use among undergraduate students since availability, accessibility and preference influence usage. Emergency Contraception (Lydia) was reported as easy to get contraceptive, hence the most frequently used contraceptive (31%) among young female students aged 21-24 years who appeared as the most vulnerable in accessing and using contraceptives due to perceived social stigma.ConclusionThe observation that levels of Family Planning awareness levels do not commensurate knowledge and usage levels calls for more innovative strategies for contraceptive promotion, and Education on the various university campus. The study recommends that public Universities in Ghana should consider a possible curriculum restructuring to incorporate family planning updates. In this regard, a nationwide mixed method study targeting other tertiary institutions including colleges of education in Ghana is required to explore the topic further to inform policy and programme decisions.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (10.1186/s12905-019-0708-3) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Knowledge and Opinions of Turkish University Students About Contraceptive Methods and Emergency Contraception

Cited by 14 publications

References 21 publications

Prevalence of Sexual Aggression Victimization and Perpetration in a Sample of Female and Male College Students in Turkey

Prevalence of Sexual Aggression Victimization and Perpetration in a Sample of Female and Male College Students in Turkey

Factors influencing sexual and reproductive health of Muslim women: a systematic review

Family planning among undergraduate university students: a CASE study of a public university in Ghana

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