The influence of education level on family planning

Abstract

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 Nis: 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.