Knowledge of contraception among midwifery and nursing students

Uvod: Pomemben vidik spolnega in reproduktivnega zdravja predstavlja zaščita pred neželeno nosečnostjo in spolno prenosljivimi boleznimi. Načrtovanje družine je povezano s številnimi koristmi za zdravje, vključno z zmanjšanjem neželenih nosečnosti, izboljšanjem zdravja dojenčkov in znižanjem z nosečnostjo povezane obolevnosti in umrljivosti. V svetu je trenutno na voljo 15 metod kontracepcije, zato lahko posameznik izbere tisto, ki mu najbolj ustreza. Ljudje se po nasvet o izbiri kontracepcije pogosto obrnejo na zdravstvene delavce (babice, medicinske sestre), ki delajo na področju zdravstvenega varstva žensk, zato je pomembno, da so ti seznanjeni s posameznimi metodami kontracepcije in poznajo njihove prednosti ter slabosti. Namen: Namen diplomske naloge je raziskati poznavanje metod kontracepcije med študenti babištva in zdravstvene nege. Metode dela: V diplomski nalogi je uporabljena empirična metoda dela. Uporabljena je bila znanstvena in strokovna literatura v slovenskem in angleškem jeziku, objavljena med leti 2011 in 2021. Literatura je bila iskana v podatkovnih bazah COBISS, bibliografske baze DiKUL, ScienceDirect in Cochrane. V kvantitativnem delu je bila izvedena raziskava med študenti babištva in zdravstvene nege na Zdravstveni fakulteti Univerze v Ljubljani. Oblikovan je bil spletni vprašalnik v orodju 1KA. Vabilo za sodelovanje je bilo poslano preko elektronske pošte na skupne e-naslove posameznih letnikov izbranih študijskih smeri. Rezultati: Spletni vprašalnik z 21 vprašanji je ustrezno izpolnilo 156 študentov. Študentje dobro poznajo delovanje kontracepcije in posamezne metode, vendar imajo pomanjkljivo znanje o stranskih učinkih in kontraindikacijah uporabe. Največje odstopanje med študenti babištva in zdravstvene nege je predstavljalo znanje o naravnih metodah kontracepcije in sterilizaciji. Razprava in zaključek: Preverjanje poznavanja kontracepcije med študenti je pokazalo, da imajo študentje babištva dobro znanje o kontracepciji, študentje zdravstvene nege pa zadostno. Zdravstveni delavci, ki delajo na področju zdravstvenega varstva žensk, bi morali dobro poznati metode kontracepcije, saj se ljudje pogosto obračajo po nasvet ravno nanje. Večina splošne populacije ob omembi kontracepcije najprej pomisli na kontracepcijske tablete in kondom, zato bi morali zdravstveni delavci več promocije nameniti tudi ostalim metodam, ki nudijo zaščito pred neželeno nosečnostjo.Introduction: An important aspect of sexual and reproductive health is protection against unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted diseases. Family planning is associated with a number of health benefits, including reducing unwanted pregnancies, improving infant health, and reducing pregnancy-related morbidity and mortality. There are currently 15 methods of contraception available in the world, so an individual can choose the one that suits him best. People often turn to healthcare professionals (midwives, nurses) working in women\u27s health care for advice on choosing contraception, so it is important that they are familiar with individual methods of contraception and know their advantages and disadvantages. Purpose: The purpose of the diploma thesis is to investigate the knowledge of contraceptive methods among students of midwifery and nursing. Methods: The empirical method of work is used in the diploma thesis. Scientific and professional literature in Slovene and English, published between 2011 and 2021, was used. The literature was searched in COBISS databases, DiKUL, ScienceDirect and Cochrane bibliographic databases. In the quantitative part, a survey was conducted among midwifery and nursing students at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ljubljana. An online questionnaire in the 1KA tool was created. The invitation to participate was sent via e-mail to the common e-mail addresses of individual classes of selected study programs. Results: An online questionnaire of 21 questions was fuly completed by 156 students. Students are well acquainted with the workings of contraception and individual methods, but have a lack of knowledge about the side effects and contraindications of use. The biggest discrepancy among midwifery and nursing students was knowledge of natural methods of contraception and sterilization. Discussion and conclusion: A test of contraceptive knowledge among students showed that midwifery students have a good knowledge of contraception and nursing students have sufficient. Healthcare professionals working in the field of women\u27s healthcare should be well acquainted with contraceptive methods, as people often turn to them for advice. Most of the general population first think of birth control pills and condoms when they mention contraception, so healthcare professionals should pay more attention to other methods that offer protection against unwanted pregnancies