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Correlates of the non-use of contraception among female university students in Italy

2021

The present paper scrutinizes the correlates of the non-use of contraception among young women in Italy. To this end we consulted two releases of Selfy (Sexual and Emotional LiFe of Youths) survey, which offer information for a nationally sample of university students. The results reveal that the likelihood of non-using contraception is higher among women living in the South and among those with previous experience of unsafe sexual behaviours. The risk of unprotected sex is also higher within a group of students who are relatively older than the others and live in a stable cohabiting union.

ContraceptionLow fertilityItalyRisky behaviourUniversity studentSelfy SurveyContraception; University students; Risky behaviours; Low fertility; SELFY Survey; ItalyRisky behavioursSettore SECS-S/04 - DemografiaUniversity students
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The effect of women’s participation in the labour market on the postponement of first childbirth: a comparison of Italy and Hungary

2014

This paper analyses the effect of increasing female participation in the labour market on the transition to first childbirth. Regional perspectives are considered to help us understand how postponement behaviour is changing over time and at different paces in each region. The analysis is based on the first wave of the Generations and Gender Survey of Italy and Hungary. We use a multilevel event history random intercept model to examine the effect of individuals’ positions in the labour market on the transition to motherhood, controlling for differences in macrolevel factors related to regional backgrounds in the two countries. The regional data for Italy came from the Italian National Stati…

Labour economicslow fertility postponement first job education multilelvel event history modelsPostponementControl (management)Protective factorEconomicsChildbirthImputation (statistics)Risk factor (finance)Minor (academic)Settore SECS-S/04 - DemografiaRandom interceptDemography
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LOW FERTILITY AND POLICY RESPONSES IN SOME DEVELOPED COUNTRIES WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO EUROPE

2003

LOW FERTILITY POLICY DEVELOPED CONTRIES
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Unprotected sex among female Italian uni- versity students: A «Calculated Risk»

2022

Contraception is considered a rational strategy to prevent unwanted births. However, beyond the dichotomy of «planned» and «unplanned» pregnancy, behaviours are sometimes ambivalent or contradictory. The present paper inves tigates the reasons beyond the non-use of contraception in Italy by examining a large-scale survey of university students conducted in 2000 and 2017. The findings reveal a small but clearly defined group of young female students, cohabiting with their partner and residing in the South of the country, who have a high frequency of sexual intercourses and do not deliberately use any contra ceptive method. These findings offer population-based evidence about the ex istence o…

ContraceptionLow fertilityItalyUniversity studentSELFY SurveySettore SECS-S/04 - Demografia
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