THE INFLUENCE OF SOURCES OF INFORMATION ON CONTRACEPTION USE IN GEORGIA

Along with socio-economic, cultural-traditional and other factors reliability of sources of information have an important influence on contraception use decision-making. The aims of study were to determine the significant sources of information about contraceptive methods and their influence on contraception use in Georgia. Secondary data analysis of women reproductive health survey 2010 was done. Descriptive statistics and multinomial logistic regression was used to establish statistically significant association of reliable sources of information with contraceptive methods use for selected group of women (n=4487). Friends frequently source of information about contraception, could not influence on contraception use decision (p>0.05). A reliable source of information are doctors, along with husband or partner. Doctors have an impact on modern, effective contraception choice (pill: OR =9.040, 95%CI 2.148-38.049 P=0.003, IUD: OR =14.248, 95%CI 1.886-107.664 P=0.010)) and on traditional methods (withdrawal, rhythm/calendar) choice as well (p<0.05). Information obtained from men/partner are associated with male condom use (OR =6.553, 95%CI 2.958-14.518 P=0.000 and traditional methods (withdrawal) use too (p<0.05). Since women consider doctors as a reliable source of information and information obtained from them influence on contraception use, it is necessary to improve doctors' knowledge about modern methods of contraception, acquiring necessary skills for conducting good counseling and work with pairs to help women to make well informed decision about high effective contraceptive choice. That increase modern effective contraception use prevalence and decrease the number of unintended pregnancies.