Vol.13, No 1, 2006 pp. 58 - 64
UC  37.046:613.88:314.33.6

THE INFLUENCE OF EDUCATION LEVEL ON FAMILY PLANNING
Olivera Radulović1, Čedomir Šagrić2, Aleksandar Višnjić1, Ana Tasić2, Roberta Marković2
1University of Niš, Faculty of Medicine
2Public Health Institute, Niš
E-mail: izzz-nis@bankerinter.net

Summary. Family planning is part of the entire demographic and population policy of each country and the planet as a whole. The aim of our study was to assess the influence of education level on the state of knowledge about contraception and family planning and the methods used for family planning. The study included 1,584 women, aged 15-49, living in the Municipality of Niš: 98 with primary education, 1,088 with secondary education, and 398 with a higher degree. Most of the interviewees with a higher degree gave the best definition of contraception. Most of the interviewees reported that their source of information about contraception were newspapers and electronic media. The interviewees mostly choose a condom as the most efficient method of contraception. One third of the women with primary education estimate their knowledge as unsatisfactory, which makes the highest percentage. The women with primary education use less protection from unwanted pregnancy than women with secondary and higher degree. The greatest number of women who choose traditional methods of contraception comes from the group of interviewees with primary education. The interviewees who use contraception mostly choose the method by themselves, without consulting a professional. The greatest number of interviewees with intentionally interrupted pregnancies has primary education. The state of knowledge about contraception, family planning, and methods for family planning in women with primary education is not satisfactory.
Key words: Women, family planning, contraception, education level

UTICAJ NIVOA OBRAZOVANJA NA PLANIRANJE PORODICE
Kratak sadržaj: Planiranje porodice predstavlja deo ukupne demografske i populacione politike svake zemlje pa i planete u celini. Cilj istraživanja je sagledavanje uticaja nivoa obrazovanja na znanje o planiranju porodice i korišćenje metoda za planiranje porodice. Istraživanjem je obuhvaćeno 1584 žena starosti 15-49 godina koje žive na teritoriji opštine Niš i to: 98 sa nižom stručnom spremom, 1088 sa srednjom i 398 sa višom i visokom stručnom spremom. Pojam kontracepcije najbolje definišu ispitanice sa višom i visokom školom. Kao izvor znanja o kontracepciji najveći broj ispitanica navodi novine i medije. Ispitanice su se u najvećem broju opredelile za kondom kao najefikasnije kontraceptivno sredstvo. Kao nedovoljno, svoje znanje u najvećem procentu ocenjuju žene sa niskom stručnom spremom. Zaštitu od neželjene trudnoće, žene sa niskom stručnom spremom koriste mnogo manje nego žene sa srednjom i visokom. Za korišćenje tradicionalnih metoda kontracepcije odlučio se najveći broj ispitanica sa nižom stručnom spremom. Ispitanice koje koriste kontracepciju se za određen metod uglavnom odlučuju svojevoljno, bez konsultacije sa drugima. Namerne prekide trudnoće imalo je najviše ispitanica sa nižom stručnom spremom. Znanje o planiranju porodice i korišćenje metoda za planiranje porodice kod žena sa nižim obrazovanjem je nezadovoljavajuće.
Ključne reči: Žene, planiranje porodice, kontracepcija, nivo obrazovanja