MODEL OF REPRODUCTIVE BEHAVIOR IN PERSONS OF EARLY REPRODUCTIVE AGE

Abstract

Purpose is to study the model of reproductive behavior among people of early reproductive age studying at the universities of the city of Ufa, their knowledge, motivation and competence in order to get an idea of the relationship with socio-demographic factors, sexual knowledge and behavior. Material and methods. The article presents the results of a survey of 498 students of higher educational institutions of Ufa, girls -336 people (22,5%), boys - 112 people (77,5%), the average age of respondents was 19,5±3,38 years. Indicators such as the age of sexual initiation, the estimated age of birth, attitude and adherence to contraceptive methods were studied.Results and discussion. It was found that the average age of the onset of sexual activity was 17,6±1,6 years, but in every fourthit turned out to be less than the age that this person indicated as optimal. Methods of contraception are regularly used by only 50,3% of respondents, 8.3% - refuse it altogether. Barrier methods of contraception and interrupted sexual intercourse remain the most common. The preferred sources of information about reproductive planning methods are friends and the Internet.Conclusions. When studying the model of reproductive behavior of student youth, it was found that there are several alarming trends: the age of onset of sexual activity, which turned out to be less desirable, a relatively high frequency of cases of the absence of contraceptive methods at the first sexual intercourse, low adherence to highly effective methods of contraception, and most importantly, obtaining information about the methods of reproductive planning from incompetent sources.