Knowledge and practice of contraception among Greek female medical students

Abstract

Much more time should be spent in teaching contraception in the Greek medical schools to ensure the delivery of adequate family planning guidance by future practitioners.

Current Contraceptive Awareness and Use in Greek Dental School Students

“…In total, 84.2% of the students were using condoms (alone, in combination with OC, in alternation or together with coitus interruptus, and in alternation or together with coitus interruptus or diaphragm). These findings are in agreement with previous reports on university students from Greece, 6,7 Spain and Portugal, 10 the United States, 11,12 and Japan. 13 In contrast, a recent study from Finland reported that less than one third of female university students use condoms.…”

“…First, none of the students had had an abortion, in agreement with previous studies in Greek university students. 6,7 Similar surveys in other European countries and in Central America also suggested a low rate of abortions among university students. [20][21][22] These findings should be interpreted with caution, however, because students might not want to disclose such information even anonymously.…”

“…1 Thus, it would be of particular interest to study the awareness of contraceptive issues and use of contraceptive methods in university students, as university students have a relatively high educational status that might reduce their risk of unwanted pregnancies; at the same time, they are at an age where unwanted pregnancies mainly occur. Data on this field are scarce in the Greek population, 6,7 and the acquired information could offer insights into future trends in contraceptive practice in the general population and help plan specific interventions. Therefore, we conducted a pilot study in female dental school students in Northern Greece to assess their awareness and practice of contraception.…”

Cervical, Uterine Corpus, and Ovarian Cancer Mortality in Greece During 1980 to 2005

“…9 Interestingly, the use of oral contraceptives seems to be rather low in Greece. 36 Taken together, the findings of the present study suggest that, in recent years, there is a rather favorable pattern regarding time trends of cervical cancer mortality in Greece. Still, primary and secondary preventive measures are needed, namely, a higher level of coverage of the female population with novel human papillomavirus vaccines and implementation of organized cytological screening.…”

Determining factors for condom use: A survey of young Italian adults

“…The non-use of the condom is frequently associated with the assumption that condoms reduce sexual pleasure, or that partners will not approve of condom use, or the lack of discussion with partners about condoms 10 . Factors associated with inconsistent condom use include negative attitudes towards condoms prevailing in the community, a low level of education and economic asymmetries between partners [11][12][13] . Several community-based student surveys suggest that when teenagers talk with their parents about sex, they report greater contraceptive use, including use of the condom [14][15][16] .…”