在津巴布韦选定的大学的年轻人中,关于避孕药的知识,态度和实践
Mercy Marimirofa1, Munyaradzi Murwira1, Farai Machinga1
1Zimbabwe National Family Planning Council (ZNFPC), Evaluation and Research Unit, Harare Zimbabwe.
African journal of reproductive health
|August 16, 2023
概括
在津巴布韦的高等教育机构中的年轻人对避孕的认识很高,但使用率很低. 误解和社会文化因素阻碍了采用,需要有针对性的教育活动来改善计划生育服务.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 生殖健康 生殖健康
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
背景情况:
- 在津巴布韦的年轻人中,避孕药的使用率很低 (12%为15-19岁,49%为20-24岁).
- 在年轻女性中,计划生育的未满足需求很高 (13%为15-19岁,10.4%为20-24岁).
- 高等教育机构的学生属于这些年龄组,这使得避孕药的使用对这一群体来说至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 探索关于在津巴布韦高等教育机构的年轻人使用避孕药的知识,态度和做法.
- 为了确定阻碍计划生育服务在这一群体中普及的障碍.
主要方法:
- 一种结合定量和定性数据收集的混合方法方法.
- 537名女学生 (18-24岁) 的定量数据通过结构化问卷.
- 从20次关键信息人采访和12次与年轻男性和女性的焦点小组讨论中获得的定性数据.
主要成果:
- 95%的女学生听说过避孕;只有27%的人曾经使用过它.
- 常见的误解包括导致癌症的避孕措施,不孕症和严重的副作用.
- 药丸是最被认可的方法 (85%);宗教和家庭的影响被确定为障碍.
结论:
- 对于避孕的认识并不能自动转化为高等学生中更大的吸收.
- 解决误解和强调好处的教育活动至关重要.
- 改善计划生育服务的获取和使用需要解决社会文化障碍.
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