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Knowledge, practice and effectiveness of contraception in Belgium

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

R. L. Cliquet
R. L. Cliquet
Affiliation:
Population and Family Study Centre of the Ministry of Public Health and the Family, Brussels, and Anthropobiological Research Unit, State University of Ghent
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An investigation has been undertaken, within the framework of the 1966 national survey, of the knowledge, practice and effectiveness of contraception in Belgium. The basic findings are presented here.

Knowledge of contraceptive methods was rather slight. With the exception of oral contraception, it was the reproductively least effective and sexually most disturbing methods which were best known. Also, the data on the sources of knowledge of contraceptive methods showed a discrepancy between reality and what was considered desirable. Although contraceptive practice was very widespread, a great many of the women questioned felt inhibited about this problem. In general, a restricted number of methods was used and a large majority of the users exclusively practised non-appliance methods. According to shifts in use, a scale of relative acceptability of methods has been prepared.

On the basis of information for a subsample, the majority of the conceptions appeared to be unplanned and this phenomenon increased with parity.

The contraception data have been related to a limited number of sociocultural identification and performance variables, some of which are of considerable sociobiological importance. The relative effect of these variables on contraceptive behaviour has been examined. Interaction between several of them has been demonstrated.

The qualitative analysis of the questionnaires not only allowed answers to be checked and interpreted but also largely confirmed the statistical findings.

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Research Article
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Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 4 , Issue 1 , January 1972 , pp. 41 - 73
Copyright
Copyright © 1972, Cambridge University Press

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