The abortion issue in Serbia

Rasevic, Mirjana; Sedlecky, Katarina

doi:10.3109/13625180903215422

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“…In the study of Rasević and Sedlecky, there is a great number of abortions in Serbia. The most important reasons are easily approachable medical services for abortion, lack of knowledge of contraception, hostility toward modern contraceptive methods and limitations in the family planning program (18). The following secondary preventive measures for the cervical cancer have been examined: frequency of the regular gynecological examinations and time of the last Pap test.…”

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Implementation of secondary preventive practice important for cervical cancer among women who use oral contraception

Antić¹,

Vukovic²,

Ðikanovic³

et al. 2013

Arch Oncol

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Background: In the course of the previous 50 years, demographic trends in Serbia have been quite unfavorable and there is the epidemiological transition. The aim of the study was to examine the factors that influence women's decision to take oral contraceptives (OC) and to examine preventive measures for the cervical cancer. Method: We analyzed data that were collected in a cross-sectional study National Health Survey in Serbia in 2006, which was based on a nationally representative population sample. Our subsample included 2,378 women aged from 20 to 49 years. Results: The results of this multivariate analysis confirmed the association of the OC usage with socio-demographic factors, such as marital status and region of living. Respondents from Vojvodina took OC more often than those from Belgrade (OR= 0.48, 95% CI, 0.30-0.78) and Central Serbia (OR=0.42, 95% CI 0.29-0.61). The results of adjusted multivariate analysis showed that the level of education, place of living, and region were significantly associated with secondary preventive measures for the cervical cancer (regular check-ups and Pap tests). Secondary preventive measures are more frequently used among less educated participants who live in the urban areas and in the region of Vojvodina, compared to the more educated women from rural areas and living in the capital Belgrade. Conclusion: Our study did not confirm association of OC usage with secondary preventive measures for the cervical cancer.

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Implementation of secondary preventive practice important for cervical cancer among women who use oral contraception

Antić¹,

Vukovic²,

Ðikanovic³

et al. 2013

Arch Oncol

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“…From 2000 to 2007, the number of abortions in Serbia is decreasing, from 42,322 in 2000, abortion-age, to 24,273 in 2007-age. 7 Abortion had the highest women aged 36-49 years (53,8%), ORIGINALNI RAD / ORIGINAL ARTICLE Razlike preventivnih zdravstvenih usluga / Differences of preventive health services three times less (17,5%) had abortions are women aged 20-35 years, and the lowest (3,6%) women aged 20 years. 15 The rate of abortion in Switzerland is 8,9 per thousand women and is stable over the last decade of the twentieth century, compared to Swiss women, the rate was twice as high for foreign women, especially from the former Yugoslavia and Africa.…”

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“…For Serbia, a country in transition, this question has a specific connotation, since the late 20 years, the number of induced abortions was around 150 to 200,000 per annum. 7 Numerous studies indicate that in Serbia, a traditional birth control / coitus interruptus / and abortion, the most common form of family planning among young people. 8 A large number of youth sexual activity begins at the age of 16 have more than one sex partner at a time.…”

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Differences in the implementation of preventive services for reproductive health protection of women of different ages

Antić¹,

Antić²,

Radovanović³

et al. 2012

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“…Bearing this in mind, male involvement and knowledge of health-related effects of the pill are of great importance. Furthermore, the high abortion prevalence in Serbia [8] requires an increase in use of birth control methods.…”

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What Do Male Medical Students Know about the Pill? Study of Knowledge and Attitudes at the University of Belgrade

Gazibara

Trajković²,

Kurtagic³

et al. 2013

Gynecol Obstet Invest

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Background: Women have been traditionally more involved in birth control than men. The purpose of this survey is to analyze knowledge of and attitudes towards oral contraceptives (OC) use in a population of male medical students of the Faculty of Medicine, Belgrade, Serbia. Methods: In November/December 2011, a total of 237 male medical students were recruited at the Faculty of Medicine before the start of compulsory practical sessions in their classrooms. Data were obtained through a 26-item questionnaire regarding knowledge of and attitude towards OC use. Results: Less than a half (40.4%) had a partner and 3.2% did not know whether their partner used the pill. Approximately one fifth of the students (28.5%) did not inform themselves about the pill at all. The average knowledge score differed according to the relationship status (Z = -3.414, p = 0.001). The average attitude score did not statistically differ according to the relationship status (Z = -1.384, p = 0.166). An advanced study year was statistically associated with higher knowledge and attitude scores (ρ = 0.575, p < 0.001; ρ = 0.206, p = 0.002, respectively). Conclusion: Our students demonstrated a moderate level of comprehension. The results of our study indicate that the use of the OC pill needs further promotion to raise awareness of male involvement in health-related decisions of their partners.

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The abortion issue in Serbia

Abstract: The persistence of a high abortion rate in Serbia appears to be due to many underlying causes, which have changed little over time. The future of this issue will depend on the introduction of a modern concept of family planning at the political, educational and health care level.

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Implementation of secondary preventive practice important for cervical cancer among women who use oral contraception

Implementation of secondary preventive practice important for cervical cancer among women who use oral contraception

Differences in the implementation of preventive services for reproductive health protection of women of different ages

What Do Male Medical Students Know about the Pill? Study of Knowledge and Attitudes at the University of Belgrade

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