Summary information

Study title

Use of contraception and sexuality among women in Slovenia, 2011

Creator

Simetinger, Gabrijela

Study number / PID

SEXZ11 (ADP)

URN:SI:UNI-LJ-FDV:ADP:SEXZ11 (NUK)

https://doi.org/10.17898/ADP_SEXZ11_V1 (doi)

Data access

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Series

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Abstract

The starting point of the research was to determine the presence of coitus interruptus as a form of contraception in Slovenia in two theoretical frames, ie. a medical view of the body and sexuality and a feminist critique of the medical discourse of contraception. The main objectives of the study were to research and define the role of the coitus interruptus in the construction of female and male sexuality, to find out its position in Slovenian sexual culture and from a feminist perspective assess its impact on the sexual reproductive health of women. The additional objective was to establish why despite many other methods of birth control, coitus interruptus is still advised and very commonly used and find out why Slovenian gynaecologists still promote it as a form of contraception. For this reason, 52 interviews with birth control users and 27 interviews with gynaecologists from Slovenia were conducted. Due to sensitivity of the data, only interviews with birth control users are available at the ADP.The starting point of the research was to determine the presence of coitus interruptus as a form of contraception in Slovenia in two theoretical frames, ie. a medical view of the body and sexuality and a feminist critique of the medical discourse of contraception. The main objectives of the study were to research and define the role of the coitus interruptus in the construction of female and male sexuality, to find out its position in Slovenian sexual culture and from a feminist perspective assess its impact on the sexual reproductive health of women. The additional objective was to establish why despite many other methods of birth control, coitus interruptus is still advised and very commonly used and find out why Slovenian gynaecologists still promote it as a form of contraception. For this reason, 52 interviews with birth control users and 27 interviews with gynaecologists from Slovenia were conducted. Due to sensitivity of the data, only interviews with birth...
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Methodology

Data collection period

31/12/2010 - 25/05/2011

Country

Slovenia

Time dimension

Cross-section

Analysis unit

Individual

Universe

Women who never had sexual intercourse.

Sampling procedure

Non-probability: Purposive

Kind of data

TextText

Data collection mode

Face-to-face interview

Access

Publisher

Arhiv družboslovnih podatkov = Social Science Data Archives

Publication year

2024

Terms of data access

The data is accessible for scientific purposes only and licenced under a Creative Commons Attribution + NonCommercial 4.0 International Licence. Users may use the data only for the purposes stated in the registration form and in accordance with professional codes of ethics. Users expressly agree to maintain the confidentiality of the data and to conduct analyses without attempting to identify the individuals and institutions covered by the materials.