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  • Title: Oral contraceptives usage patterns: study of knowledge, attitudes and experience in Belgrade female medical students.
    Author: Gazibara T, Trajkovic G, Kovacevic N, Kurtagic I, Nurkovic S, Kisic-Tepavcevic D, Pekmezovic T.
    Journal: Arch Gynecol Obstet; 2013 Nov; 288(5):1165-70. PubMed ID: 23677419.
    Abstract:
    PURPOSE: The purpose of this survey was to quantify oral contraceptive pill (OCP) use and to analyze attitudes and knowledge about the pill in a sample of female medical students. METHODS: A cross-sectional study, conducted between November 28 and December 20, 2011, included 464 female participants from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade. Data were collected before the start of compulsory practical sessions in the classrooms through a 37-item questionnaire and assessed statistically. RESULTS: Prevalence of OCP use was 11.3 %. Highest proportion of the pill use was in the third year (15.4 %). Approximately, 61 % used the pill as a therapy for dysmenorrhea. Difference in knowledge scores was observed between users and non-users (t = 3.596, p < 0.001). Advancing year at the faculty was highly statistically significantly associated with greater knowledge about health effects of the pill (ρ = 0.506, p < 0.001). There was no difference regarding attitude score among users and non-users (t = -0.9, p = 0.369). In the multivariate regression model the knowledge score was the only predictor of pill use. CONCLUSION: The results of our survey indicate that oral contraceptive pill requires further promotion and reproductive health education in a broader context.
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