Contraception
Research Projects
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…
Study
women's lives 2: Family planning and migration in women’s lives
18 % of the female population in Germany have a migrant background. More than one fifth of these women are aged between 20 and 44 and thus at an age…
Study
women's lives
How do women shape and evaluate their lives today and what role does family planning play in their lives? These questions are the focus of this…
Research Publications
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…
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"…
Study
Young Adults with Impairments
Select Results from a Survey in Saxony
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…
Broschüre
Jugendsexualität 2006
Repräsentative Wiederholungsbefragung von 14- bis 17-Jährigen und ihren Eltern
Ziel der Erhebung war es, empirische Daten zu ermitteln, die aufgrund der Repräsentativität der Stichprobe…
Study
Contraceptive Behaviour of Adults 2007
Results of a Representative Survey
The Federal Centre for Health Education (BZgA, now BIÖG) commissions representative surveys and other scientific…
Selected Results
Selected results
Contraceptive behaviour of adults and adolescents 2024. In focus: 18- to 49-year-olds
76 percent of sexually active people in Germany use contraception – the highest level in over ten years. At the same…
Central Results
Contraceptive behaviour of adults and adolescents 2024. In focus: 16- to 25-year-olds
Nine out of ten young people in Germany use contraception. Two thirds of them use condoms and almost half use the…
Central Results
Contraceptive Behaviour of Adults 2023
Representative Survey
Condoms and the contraceptive pill are still the most important contraceptive methods and the use of the pill…
Selected Results
Sexuality and Migration – Focal Point Refugees
A qualitative study on the lives of refugees under the age of 18 in Germany
This study takes a look at a special target group about which little academically verified data exists to date:…
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…