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FACTORS EFFECTING CONTRACEPTIVE KNOWLEDGE OF TURKISH ADOLESCENTS

FACTORS EFFECTING CONTRACEPTIVE KNOWLEDGE OF TURKISH ADOLESCENTS. Akt ü rk Z, Da ğ deviren N, Set T. Background. Population of Turkey: 73 million. Republıc of Turkey, Prıme Mınıstry State Instıtute Of Statıstıcs. http://nkg.die.gov.tr/goster.asp?aile=1.

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FACTORS EFFECTING CONTRACEPTIVE KNOWLEDGE OF TURKISH ADOLESCENTS

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  1. FACTORS EFFECTING CONTRACEPTIVE KNOWLEDGE OF TURKISH ADOLESCENTS Aktürk Z, Dağdeviren N, Set T / 27

  2. Background • Population of Turkey: 73 million Republıc of Turkey, Prıme Mınıstry State Instıtute Of Statıstıcs. http://nkg.die.gov.tr/goster.asp?aile=1 / 27

  3. 50% of the Turkish population is below 25 y. UNFPA Turkey. http://www.un.org.tr/unfpa_tur/populationdynamics1turkey.asp / 27

  4. 3 % of females and • 6 % of males have higher education The Turkish Higher Education Council. http://www.yok.gov.tr. / 27

  5. Limited place for sexual education in the current undergraduate education • Only reproductive health issues… Akın A, Özvarış ŞB. Factors effecting the sexual health of adolescents. Ankara, 2004. / 27

  6. Sexual issues are even not discussed in the families • More than 80 % of university students do not talk about sex with their parents Akın A, Özvarış ŞB. Factors effecting the sexual health of adolescents. Ankara, 2004. / 27

  7. Knowledge of youth on family planning and sexuality is limited Dağdeviren N et al. The sources of knowledge of the Turkish teenages about sexual issues: how reliable are they?, 2001 / 27

  8. Hypotheses • Contraceptive knowledge is limited among university students • Sexual knowledge changes with; • gender, • time, • geographical origin • learning background / 27

  9. Methods • Questionnaire study • Subjects: students applying for higher education • Population size: 33.547 • Sample: 2001: 8.906, 2002: 7.099, 2003: 8.596, 2004:8.946; • Total: 17.634 (52.5 %) / 27

  10. Variables • Independent variables: • Study year • Gender • Geographical origin • Applied program • Dependent variables: • Having received any sexual education • The source of education? • Knowing at least one contraceptive method / 27

  11. Results • 65.5 % of the adolescents received sexual education • Boys:5476/8346 65,6 %, • Girls:4797/7429 64,6 % (p<0,05) / 27

  12. Education increases with time • 2001: 33.7 %, • 2002: 45.0 %, • 2003: 85.8%, • 2004: 86.1% (p <0,001). / 27

  13. Education changes with geographic origin (p <0.001) / 27

  14. 49,0 % 67,3 % 59,9 % 57,2 % 58,8 % 59,5 % 55,1 % 59,4 % / 27

  15. Sexual education changes with regard to the applied licence programmes(p <0.001) / 27

  16. Resources for Sexual Education / 27

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  18. Resources for Sexual Education / 27

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  22. Knowing at least one contraceptive method (modern or traditional) • Gender • Girls 1264/6921 18,3 % • Boys 1328/8109 16,4 % (p=0,002) • Study year • 2001 826/3484 23,7 % • 2002 538/3988 13,5 % • 2003 804/4200 19,1 % • 2004 465/3752 12,4 % (p<0,001) / 27

  23. Contraceptive Knowledge • Geographic origin (p<0,001) • Foreigner 42/294 14,3 % • Black see 302/1987 15,2 % • East 124/915 13,6 % • South east 31/190 16,3 % • Middle 174/916 19,0 % • Mediterranean 75/365 20,5 % • Aegean 170/615 27,6 % • Marmara 1448/8232 17,6 % / 27

  24. Contraceptive Knowledge 14,3 % 17,6 % 15,2 % 13,6 % 19,0 % 27,6 % 16,3 % 20,5 % / 27

  25. Applied program • 2-year 1428/9560 14,9 % • 4-year 985/4604 21,4 % • Medical faculty 114/309 36,9 % / 27

  26. Discussion • This study confirms the previous ones in demonstrating the insufficiency of sexual education of adolescents. • However, the level of education is increasing each year. • Regional differences in sexual knowledge should be attributed to the sociocultural differences in Turkey. / 27

  27. Priority should be given especially to eastern provinces. / 27

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