FAMILY PLANNING RELATED ATTITUDES IN A ROMA RURAL COMMUNITY
Abstract:
Universal access to affordable and good quality services and information on reproductive health is a key premise for achieving the status of well-being for women and men equally, and for avoiding the health and socio-economic consequences of the unwanted pregnancies. Our study aimed to assess the reproductive health profile of young Roma women living in a rural community and their relation to family planning services. We performed a cross-sectional descriptive survey in 382 young and sexually active Roma women living in a rural community, by using a self-conceived questionnaire, with four domains: the demographic characteristics, profile in relation to reproductive health, general lifestyle characteristics and use of the reproductive health services. We found high aggregation of poverty, low education, lack of career perspectives, associated to early onset of sexual life, early pregnancy and low use of contraception and pregnancy services, despite they are available without direct costs, at least from the legal perspective.
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