High Abortion Rate in Russia: On the Role of Condom Use and Alcohol Misuse
Year: 2016
Type: article
Abstract: The abortion rate in the former Soviet Union has been reported as the highest in the world, caused not only by insufficient availability of modern contraception but also by lack of consideration of the potential consequences of unprotected sex, particularly pregnancy. During the last two decades, the abortion rate in Russia has declined considerably, binge drinking tending to decrease as well. The prevailing opinion is that binge drinking and alcohol consumption prior to sexual relations are risk factors for the non-use of condoms. The association between alcohol consumption and high-risk sexual behavior is explainable within the framework of the alcohol myopia theory. Moreover, the behavior may be influenced by slowly progressive personality changes that are developed due to chronic alcohol abuse and heavy binge drinking.
Author: Sergei V. Jargin
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W2741780327