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We would like to continually improve this website. To do this, we ask for your consent to the statistical collection of usage information. Consent can be revoked at any time.

Which service is used?

Matomo

For what purpose is the service used?

Collection of key figures for web analysis in order to improve the offer.

What data is collected?

IP address (will be immediately anonymized),
Device type, device brand, device model,
Operating system version,
Browser/browser engines and browser plugins,
URLs accessed,
the website from which the accessed page was reached (referrer site),
Length of stay,
downloaded PDFs,
entered search terms.

The IP address is not saved completely, the last two octets are omitted/altered at the earliest possible point in time (example: 181.153.xxx.xxx).

No cookies are stored on the device. If consent is not given for data collection, an opt-out cookie will be placed on the end device, which ensures that no data is collected.

How long is the data stored?

The anonymized IP address is stored for 90 days and then deleted.

On what legal basis is the data collected?

The legal basis for collecting the data is the consent of the user in accordance with Article 6 Paragraph 1 Letter a of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Consent can be revoked at any time on the data protection page. The lawfulness of the data processing carried out until the revocation remains unaffected.

Where is the data processed?

Matomo is operated locally on the servers of the technical service provider in Germany (processor).

More information:

Further information on the processing of personal data can be found in the data protection information.

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The Federal Centre for Health Education (BZgA) has been renamed to the Federal Institute of Public Health (BIÖG)

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Nine out of ten young people in Germany use contraception. Two thirds of them use condoms and almost half use the pill.

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FORUM Sexuality Education and Family Planning Nr. 2-2024

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Fact Sheets

Youth Sexuality 9th Iteration

The Federal Centre for Health Education’s (BZgA) representative study Youth Sexuality adults was launched for the ninth time in the summer of 2019. The study is a large-scale survey of young people, their parents and young.

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Youth sexuality 10th iteration

Representative repeat survey: the perspective of 14–25-year-olds

For the 10th time, the youth sexuality study is once again surveying more than 5,700 adolescents, their parents and…
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Contraceptive behaviour of adults and adolescents 2024

Representative survey

In 2024, the survey series of studies on the contraceptive behaviour of the sexually active population in Germany was…
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women's lives 4 – family planning throughout life

Family planning among women aged 20 to 44 years

The project ‘frauen leben 4’ (women's lives 4) continues the research of ‘frauen leben 3’ (women's lives 3) in the…
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Study

EMSA: Sexual Debut, Menstruation and Abortion as topics of sexual and reproductive online health communication

The first time, termination or menstruation are nowadays natural topics in social media – and they are much…
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Fact sheet

Contraceptive behaviour of adults and adolescents 2024. In focus: 18- to 49-year-olds

The sixth iteration of the "Contraceptive Behaviour" study shows that the contraceptive rate is rising slightly. Condoms remain the most important contraceptive method, while the pill continues to decline in popularity. The fact sheet summarises why people (do not)…
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Fact sheet

Contraceptive behaviour of adults and adolescents 2024. In focus: 16- to 25-year-olds

The majority of young people were sexually active last year – and almost all of them use contraception, mostly condoms. The fact sheet shows how teenagers and young adults deal with contraception today and what their reasons are for doing so. …
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FORUM 2–2024

International studies

This edition of FORUM is intended to provide information on the current challenges in the field of sexual health and sexuality education. It seeks to encourage dialogue between countries. That is why this edition of FORUM has been published in English. Eight articles…
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Publication Series

FORUM Sexuality Education and Familiy Planning

The information service provides a regular nationwide overview of new media, projects and measures for sexuality education and family planning and presents results of current scientific studies and evaluations. It is published about two times a year and is distributed free of charge to multipliers in sexuality education and family planning.

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Research Publications

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Report

Contraceptive behaviour of adults 2023

Research report on the representative survey

Condoms are becoming more and more popular. This is one of the findings of the fifth iteration of the adult…
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Sexual and Contraceptive Behaviour of Adolescents and Young Adults in Germany

Results of the representative "Youth Sexuality" survey

Angelika Hessling and Sara Scharmanski have analysed the results of the representative survey on "Youth Sexuality"…
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Scientific Article

Sexualised Violence in the Experience of Adolescents

Results of a Representative Survey

Christiane Erkens, Sara Scharmanski and Angelika Hessling have analysed the results of the representative survey on…
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Fact Sheets

Youth Sexuality 9th Iteration

The Federal Centre for Health Education’s (BZgA) representative study Youth Sexuality 9th Iteration is a representative repeat survey. A large-scale survey of young people, their parents and young adults was launched for the ninth time in the summer of 2019. The results of the study are presented as fact sheets.

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