THE CURRENT STATUS OF CONTRACEPTIVE USE  AMONG THIRD-YEAR MEDICAL STUDENTS  AT THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY

Lê Thị Thanh Hoa; Đặng Thị Thúy Kiều; Trương Thị Thùy Dương; Đỗ Văn Hàm; Nguyễn Thị Quỳnh Hoa; Hà Xuân Sơn; Nguyễn Việt Quang; Hòa Thị Hồng Hạnh; Thân Đức Mạnh; Nguyễn Thị Hồng Nhung

doi:10.34238/tnu-jst.10082

THE CURRENT STATUS OF CONTRACEPTIVE USE AMONG THIRD-YEAR MEDICAL STUDENTS AT THAI NGUYEN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY

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Received: 09/04/24 Revised: 22/05/24 Published: 23/05/24

Authors

1. Le Thi Thanh Hoa , TNU - University of Medicine and Pharmacy
2. Dang Thi Thuy Kieu, TNU - University of Medicine and Pharmacy
3. Truong Thi Thuy Duong, TNU - University of Medicine and Pharmacy
4. Do Van Ham, TNU - University of Medicine and Pharmacy
5. Nguyen Thi Quynh Hoa, TNU - University of Medicine and Pharmacy
6. Ha Xuan Son, TNU - University of Medicine and Pharmacy
7. Nguyen Viet Quang, TNU - University of Medicine and Pharmacy
8. Hoa Thi Hong Hanh, TNU - University of Medicine and Pharmacy
9. Than Duc Manh, TNU - University of Medicine and Pharmacy
10. Nguyen Thi Hong Nhung, TNU - University of Medicine and Pharmacy

Abstract

This study was conducted to describe the current status of contraceptive use among third-year medical students at Thai Nguyen University of Medicine and Pharmacy in 2023 through interview with a set of questions. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 711 third-year students from July 2023 to January 2024. This study uses a pre-designed set of questions. The students were allowed to sit in their seats, ensuring a distance so that they did not know the results of the person next to them and they filled in their own answers on the interview form. The information filled in by students is guaranteed to be confidential. The use of contraceptives among third-year students at Thai Nguyen University of Medicine and Pharmacy is not frequent. 26.4% of students have ever had sex, of which 72.9% used contraception for the first time and 62.2% regularly used contraception. Condoms were the most frequently used contraceptive method (71.8%). There is a relationship between knowledge with the frequency of contraceptive use with p < 0.05. It is necessary to strengthen health education communication interventions for students.

Keywords

Contraceptive methods; Medical students; Third-year; Condom; Frequency of contraceptive use

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