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Vanya M, Devosa I, Barabás K, Bártfai G, Kozinszky Z. Choice of contraception at 6-8 weeks postpartum in south-eastern Hungary. EUR J CONTRACEP REPR 2018; 23:52-57. [PMID: 29393708 DOI: 10.1080/13625187.2017.1422238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The aims of the study were to describe the sociodemographic determinants, breastfeeding- and sexual life-related predictive factors of contraceptive use at 6-8 weeks postpartum. METHODS A prospective, web-based questionnaire survey was carried out by distributing an access code to women immediately after delivery at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, the University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary, between 1 September 2013 and 1 May 2015. RESULTS In total, 1875 women were invited to participate in the study, 632 of whom refused or were excluded and 644 were not sexually active. The remaining sexually active women (n = 599) completed the questionnaire. At 6-8 weeks postpartum, 22.5% were using an effective contraceptive method and 40.2% were relying on lactational amenorrhoea (LAM). We found a significant direct association between the educational level of a woman's partner and her use of an effective contraceptive method (p < .001) (adjusted odds ratio [AOR]: 1.9) or LAM (AOR: 1.49). Use of an effective contraceptive method before pregnancy increased the likelihood of using the same method after delivery (AOR: 3.16) and decreased the likelihood of LAM use at weeks 6-8 (AOR: 0.31). The AOR for effective contraceptive use was 2.23 times higher in women who had sexual intercourse once or more a week compared with those who had sexual intercourse less frequently. CONCLUSIONS Concerted efforts to promote the use of long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) are required, particularly among women who would like future childbearing. Further research is needed on the factors contributing to the low uptake of LARC in this population.
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- Melinda Vanya
- a Health Research and Health Promotion Research Group, Teacher Training Faculty , Pallas Athena University , Kecskemét , Hungary.,b MEDITEAM Szeged Co. Ltd. , Szeged , Hungary.,c Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology , Pándy Kálmán Hospital , Gyula , Hungary
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- a Health Research and Health Promotion Research Group, Teacher Training Faculty , Pallas Athena University , Kecskemét , Hungary.,d Hungarian Academy of Sciences , Academic Committee of Szeged, Education Committee on Theoretical Education , Szeged , Hungary
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- e Department of Behavioural Sciences, Faculty of General Medicine , Albert Szent-Györgyi Health Centre, University of Szeged , Szeged , Hungary
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- f Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of General Medicine , Albert Szent-Györgyi Health Centre, University of Szeged , Szeged , Hungary
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- a Health Research and Health Promotion Research Group, Teacher Training Faculty , Pallas Athena University , Kecskemét , Hungary.,g Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology , Blekinge Hospital , Karlskrona , Sweden
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Wang K, Yang Y, Wu Y, Chen J, Zhang D, Liu C. The association of menstrual and reproductive factors with thyroid nodules in Chinese women older than 40 years of age. Endocrine 2015; 48:603-14. [PMID: 25012252 DOI: 10.1007/s12020-014-0342-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2014] [Accepted: 06/17/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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The purpose of the study was to explore the association of menstrual and reproductive factors with thyroid nodules in Chinese women older than 40 years of age. A questionnaire was completed by 6,571 women aged 40 years or older in a community-based epidemiological investigation of thyroid nodules conducted from June to November 2011 in Nanjing City. Thyroid nodules were measured by ultrasound. The Thyroid Imaging Reporting and Data System score was used to differentiate between benign and possibly malignant nodules. Menopausal age (>55 vs. <50 years: RR = 1.17, 95 % CI 1.00-1.34) and number of reproductive years (>40 vs. <35 years: RR = 1.12, 95 % CI 1.01-1.24) increased the risk of thyroid nodules, but were not associated with suspected malignant nodules. Women who experienced more pregnancies (≥5 vs. ≤1: RR = 2.09, 95 % CI 1.79-2.40) and abortions (≥3 vs. 0: RR = 1.61, 95 % CI 1.41-1.81) were prone to development of thyroid nodules, and more likely to form suspected malignant nodules (pregnancies, RR = 3.59, 95 % CI 1.60-7.20; abortions, RR = 2.36, 95 % CI 1.31-4.06). Furthermore, higher risks of thyroid nodules (RR = 1.36, 95 % CI 1.14-1.59) and suspected malignant nodules (RR = 2.80, 95 % CI 1.08-6.53) were observed in women who had undergone artificial compared with natural abortion. Periods of elevated estrogen and progesterone levels in women, such as pregnancy, were the key occasions for occurrence of both benign and suspiciously malignant thyroid nodules, while longer lifetime length of exposure to female sex hormones might promote the growth of thyroid nodules.
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- Kun Wang
- Department of Endocrinology, The First Clinical College, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Jiangsu Province Hospital on Integration of Chinese and Western Medicine, 138 Xianlin Dadao Road, Nanjing, 210023, China
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Gelaye AA, Taye KN, Mekonen T. Magnitude and risk factors of abortion among regular female students in Wolaita Sodo University, Ethiopia. BMC WOMENS HEALTH 2014; 14:50. [PMID: 24666926 PMCID: PMC3983888 DOI: 10.1186/1472-6874-14-50] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2013] [Accepted: 03/20/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Background Induced abortion is one of the greatest human rights dilemmas of our time. Yet, abortion is a very common experience in every culture and society. According to the World Health Organization, Ethiopia had the fifth largest number of maternal deaths in 2005 and unsafe abortion was estimated to account for 32% of all maternal deaths in Ethiopia. Youth are disproportionately affected by the consequences of unsafe abortion. The objective of this study was, therefore, to determine the magnitude and identify factors associated with abortion among female Wolaita Sodo University students. Methods A descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted in Wolaita Sodo University between May and June 2011. Data were collected from 493 randomly selected female students using structured and pre-tested questionnaires. Results The rate of abortion among students was found to be 65 per 1000 women, making it three fold the national rate of abortion for Ethiopia (23/1000 women aged 15–44). Virtually all of the abortions (96.9%) were induced and only half (16) were reported to be safe. Students with history of alcohol use, who are first-year and those enrolled in faculties with no post-Grade 10 Natural Science background had higher risk of abortion than their counterparts. About 23.7% reported sexual experience. Less than half of the respondents (44%) ever heard of emergency contraception and only 35.9% of those who are sexually experienced ever used condom. Conclusions High rate of abortion was detected among female Wolaita Sodo University students and half of the abortions took place/initiated under unsafe circumstances. Knowledge of students on legal and safe abortion services was found to be considerably poor. It is imperative that improved sexual health education, with focus on safe and legal abortion services is rendered and wider availability of Youth Friendly family planning services are realized in Universities and other places where young men and women congregate.
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- Amha Admasie Gelaye
- School of Public Health, College of Health Sciences and Medicine, Wolaita Sodo University, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia.
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Kozinszky Z, Sikovanyecz J, Pál Z, Szabó D, Lehotzky H, Pál A. Predictors of oral contraceptive use among teenaged girls in southeastern Hungary. Int J Gynaecol Obstet 2012; 118:133-6. [PMID: 22621843 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2012.03.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2011] [Revised: 03/08/2012] [Accepted: 04/23/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To assess the main determinants of oral contraceptive (OC) use among teenaged girls in southeastern Hungary. METHODS A questionnaire was self-administered by 332 participants aged 14 to 19 years seen at the Contraception Outpatient Clinic for Teenagers located in the Department of the Obstetrics and Gynecology of the University of Szeged from May 1, 2005, to March 31, 2006. RESULTS Approximately half of the respondents (48.2%) used OCs, and only 21.9% of the OC users considered OC cost unimportant (vs 59% of the non-OC users). A considerable proportion in each group knew little about the fertile period of a menstrual cycle (43.1% vs 46.5%) and had an insufficient knowledge of the recommendations regarding pill use (66.6% vs 77.9%). Most (76.2%) of the participants intended to use OCs in the future. Intending to use OCs was strongly associated with the prevention of menstrual disorders (adjusted odds ratio [AOR], 4.73; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.4-10.5) and the opinion that OCs did not interfere with sex life (AOR, 2.55; 95% CI, 1.3-5.1). CONCLUSION The results demonstrate that the knowledge of teenaged girls concerning the correct use of OCs and the differences in fertility during the menstrual cycle is often inadequate and should be improved.
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- Zoltan Kozinszky
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital of Northern Norway, Tromsø, Norway.
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Kozinszky Z, Sikovanyecz J, Devosa I, Szabó D, Barabás K, Pál A, Arthur J. Determinants of emergency contraceptive use after unprotected intercourse: who seeks emergency contraception and who seeks abortion? Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand 2012; 91:959-64. [PMID: 22524298 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0412.2012.01429.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To compare differences in contraceptive characteristics and the knowledge of emergency contraception (EC) between women who used EC after unprotected intercourse and those who sought abortion. DESIGN A questionnaire survey. SETTING A Hungarian university hospital. SAMPLE Two large clinical groups were enrolled: women who were prescribed EC after unprotected intercourse (n= 952) (EC group) and women who presented for termination of pregnancy who had not taken EC after a contraceptive failure despite being suitable candidates to take EC (n= 577) (control group). METHODS Questionnaire evaluation. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Knowledge concerning, previous use of, and other factors related to EC use. RESULTS The EC group experienced a condom failure significantly more often (odds ratio (OR) = 3.07), while the control group reported more failures with the contraceptive pill (OR = 0.69) and with periodic abstinence (OR = 0.09). Use of EC depended on age, education level, place of residence, accurate knowledge of EC (OR = 3.87) and previous EC use (OR = 1.16). Awareness of EC was influenced by information obtained from healthcare providers (OR = 3.63) or by school education (OR = 1.28). CONCLUSIONS Women who use less reliable contraceptive methods should be targeted for health education that stresses the importance of reliable contraception and provides more detailed knowledge on EC and when it should be used.
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- Zoltan Kozinszky
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary.
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Devosa I, Kozinszky Z, Barabás K. Paradoxes in sexual risk-taking among non-medical related university students in Szeged, Hungary. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 2011; 159:234-6. [PMID: 21726931 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2011.06.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2010] [Revised: 04/17/2011] [Accepted: 06/09/2011] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Kozinszky Z, Dudas RB, Csatordai S, Devosa I, Tóth E, Szabó D, Sikovanyecz J, Zádori J, Barabás K, Pál A. Social dynamics of postpartum depression: a population-based screening in South-Eastern Hungary. Soc Psychiatry Psychiatr Epidemiol 2011; 46:413-23. [PMID: 20300729 DOI: 10.1007/s00127-010-0206-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2008] [Accepted: 03/02/2010] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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PURPOSE To determine contributing psychosocial factors to postnatal depression (PND) in Hungary in 1996 and in 2006. METHODS In 1996 and 2006, a total of 2,333 and 1,619 women, respectively, were screened for PND in South-Eastern Hungary, based on a Leverton questionnaire (LQ) score of ≥ 12 at 6-10 weeks after delivery. RESULTS The LQ scores indicated an increase in PND from 15.0% in 1996 to 17.4% in 2006. The best predictors for PND in a multiple regression analysis were living in an urban environment [adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 11.26], unstable relationship (AOR = 3.1) and a perceived lack of social support from partner (AOR = 3.65) in 1996, and recent major life events (AOR = 3.38), unstable relationship (AOR = 3.84), self-reported low income (AOR = 1.82), and intention to return to work soon after delivery (AOR = 0.47) in 2006. CONCLUSIONS A self-defined low socioeconomic status and an intention to return to work have become significant factors in the development of PND. Besides the family factors recognized as salient variables in 1996, economic features came into prominence as newly identified main predictive factors for PND in 2006.
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- Zoltan Kozinszky
- Women and Children's Division, Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Oslo University Hospital, Ullevaal, Kirkeveien 166, 0407, Oslo, Norway.
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Reasons women give for abortion: a review of the literature. Arch Womens Ment Health 2009; 12:365-78. [PMID: 19517213 DOI: 10.1007/s00737-009-0084-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2009] [Accepted: 05/28/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The aim was to identify from empirical research that used quantitative or qualitative methods the reasons women give for having an abortion. A search was conducted of peer-reviewed, English language publications indexed in eight computerized databases with publication date 1996-2008, using keywords 'abortion' and 'reason' (Medline: 'induced abortion' OR 'termination of pregnancy' OR 'elective abortion' and 'reason'). Inclusion criteria were empirical research on humans that identified women's reasons for undergoing an abortion, conducted in 'high-income' countries. 19 eligible papers were found. Despite variation in methods of generating, collecting, and analysing reasons, and the inadequacy of methodological detail in some papers, all contributed to a consistent picture of the reasons women give for having an abortion, with three main categories ('Woman-focused', 'Other-focused', and 'Material') identified. Ambivalence was often evident in women's awareness of reasons for continuing the pregnancy, but abortion was chosen because continuing with the pregnancy was assessed as having adverse effects on the life of the woman and significant others. Women's reasons were complex and contingent, taking into account their own needs, a sense of responsibility to existing children and the potential child, and the contribution of significant others, including the genetic father.
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