| Abstract [eng] |
Family planning involves decision made by couples and individuals concerning their reproductive lives and the number and spacing of their children. Family planning also include the decisions whether to use birth control methods and whether to interrupt pregnancy. Birth control is any methods used to prevent fertilization or to terminate a pregnancy. Unplanned births and unintended pregnancies can cause severe social, economic and health consequences for couples and individuals. The choice of birth control methods is conditioned by individual factors such as age, education, personal attitudes, knowledge of birth control methods, couple relationship and social factors such as abortion laws, family planning services, religion, status of women, accessibility of birth control methods, social norms. This study includes the statistical analysis of the survey (N=140) responses by Vilnius university students to questions measuring the knowledge, use and attitudes regarding birth control and family planning. Respondents were asked about their: attitudes toward family planning and abortion, the acceptability of different birth control methods, knowledge about birth control methods and family planning, religiosity, contraceptive use, the importance of attributes of contraceptive methods, the importance of partners, friends, parents and doctors opinion when choosing contraceptive methods, duration of relationship, frequency of intercourse. |
