Contraception
Research Projects
In 2024, the series of studies on the contraceptive behaviour of the sexually active population in Germany will be…
Study
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…
The representative repeat survey "Contraceptive Behaviour of Adults" was continued in May 2023 with a new survey of…
What about the quality of sexuality education information on social media platforms? Are experts involved in creating…
Study
Youth Sexuality 9th Iteration
Representative Repeat Survey: The Perspective of 14–25-year-olds
In the summer of 2019 we started our ninth large-scale survey of young people, their parents and young adults. It…
The Bundeszentrale für gesundheitliche Aufklärung (BZgA) has published some initial results of a representative survey of women and men about their…
This study takes a look at a special target group about which little academically verified data exists to date:…
The BZgA has been analysing the attitudes and behaviour of young people regarding sex education, sexuality and contraception since 1980. Youth…
Study
Sexuality among Students in the Internet Age
Sexual and social relationships among 19–25-year-old male and female students
The sexual and relationship behaviour of young, academically educated men and women is the focal point of the current study. Commissioned by the BZgA,…
Study
women’s lives 3 – Family planning in women’s lives - unintended pregnancies and pregnancy conflicts
As part of its series of studies about women’s and men’s family planning, the Federal Centre for Health Education (BZgA) has commissioned, as another…
Research Publications
Condoms are becoming more and more popular. This is one of the findings of the fifth iteration of the adult…
Scientific Article
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"…
The subjects of sexuality, contraception and partnership among persons with impairments have been major topics of concern within the German Federal…
Study
Youth Sexuality 2015
The current study follows on from previous studies with the express goal of revealing trends among yound people. However, it does more than just…
Study
Youth Sexuality in the Internet Age
A qualitative study of the social and sexual relationships of young people
The new media are a firm component of the everyday life of young people and young adults. They use them as a communication platform, as a source of…
Selected Results
Central Results
Contraceptive behaviour of adults and adolescents 2024
BZgA representative survey - young people in focus
Nine out of ten young people in Germany use contraception. Two thirds of them use condoms and almost half use the…
Condoms and the contraceptive pill are still the most important contraceptive methods and the use of the pill…
Selected results
Adult Contraceptive Behaviour 2018
In December 2018 men and women were asked about their contraceptive knowledge and behaviour within the context of a…