Study title

Reproductive Health in St. Petersburg: Men 2003

Dataset ID Number

FSD2417

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2417
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2417

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• Fedorova, Natalia (Centre for Independent Social Research in St. Petersburg)
• Haavio-Mannila, Elina (University of Helsinki. Department of Sociology)
• Hemminki, Elina (National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health (STAKES))
• Kesseli, Katja (University of Helsinki. Department of Sociology)
• Koponen, Päivikki (National Institute for Health and Welfare)
• Martikainen, Pekka (University of Helsinki. Department of Sociology)
• Nikula, Minna (National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health (STAKES))
• Pitkänen, Kari (University of Helsinki. Department of Sociology)
• Rotkirch, Anna (University of Helsinki. Department of Sociology)

Other Identification/Acknowledgements

• Hakanen, Ulla (National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health (STAKES))
• Svetlana, Kirichenko (University of Helsinki. Department of Sociology)

Abstract

The survey charted the reproductive health of men living in St. Petersburg, Russia. Topics included contraception and abortion, couple relationships, sexuality and childbearing, and general and sexual health.

The use of contraceptives and problems related to them were charted. The respondents were asked which contraceptive method they had used in their first sexual intercourse, who had made the decision to use contraception, whether they had been satisfied with the contraceptive used, what was the reason for the use/non-use of condom, and whether they had received advice on the use of contraceptives. Another set of questions explored whether the respondents had received sex education at home or at school, whether they had been afraid of unwanted pregnancy, and whether their wife or partner had ever had an abortion.

Sexual behaviour and couple relationships were probed by asking whether the respondents had a steady relationship at the moment of the survey, when had they last had a steady relationship, how many sexual partners they had had in their life, when they had last had sexual intercourse and with whom, whether they were sexually interested in the same sex, and whether they had received money or paid for sex.

Views on childbearing were charted. Opinions were surveyed on the ideal age for having children, the ideal interval between children, and the ideal number of children for a Russian family. The respondents were also asked whether they planned to have children, and what they though about abortion.

Health status was surveyed. Questions charted the respondents' chronic illnesses and venereal diseases, self-perceived quality of life, and satisfaction with their health. The respondents were asked what they would do if they contracted an STD, whether they had been tested for HIV out of their own volition, and where they would go if they wanted to have an HIV test. Smoking and alcohol use was charted as well as own and friends' drug use. The respondents were also asked how many times they had visited a physician during the past 12 months and whether they took certain measures to maintain their health.

The survey is part of the research project "Reproductive Health and Fertility Patterns in Russia - A Comparative Approach (REFER)". The researchers have provided English translations of the original Russian data.

Background variables included the respondent's age, education and occupation.

Keywords

birth control; drug use; family planning; health status; interpersonal relations; men's health; pregnancy; prostitution; reproduction (biological); reproductive health; sex education; sexual behaviour; sexual health; sexual intimacy; sexually transmitted diseases

Topic Classification

• Medical and health sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Reproductive health (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Drug abuse, alcohol and smoking (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (C) available only for research including master's theses.

Data Collector

• Fedorova, Natalia (Centre for Independent Social Research in St. Petersburg)

Time Period Covered

2003-04 – 2003-05

Collection Dates

2003-04 – 2003-05

Nation

Russia

Geographical Coverage

Russia, St. Petersburg

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

Men aged 17-27 participating in medical examinations for conscription in two St. Petersburg districts.

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Total universe/Complete enumeration

The sample consisted of men participating in medical examinations for conscription in two St. Peterburg districts. All conscripts in a district, i.e. men between 17 and 27 years of age, are required to attend the medical examinations. The questionnaires were delivered to those conscripts who had their medical examinations during the sampling period and who were willing to respond to the survey. Altogether 550 questionnaires were delivered, and 444 of them were returned.

More information on conscription and the sampling procedure is available in the report of the survey (see Related publications).

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Data File Language

Downloaded data package may contain different language versions of the same files.

The data files of this dataset are available in the following languages: English.

FSD translates quantitative data into English on request, free of charge. More information on ordering data translation.

Number of Cases and Variables

173 variables and 442 cases.

Data Version

3.0

Related Datasets

FSD2418 Reproductive Health in St. Petersburg: Women 2004

Completeness of Data and Restrictions

There is no English questionnaire available. Instead, a list provided by the researchers containing the questions in English was used during the archiving process.

The dataset does not contain the responses to the open-ended questions q3, q11, q12, q13, q16, q26, q45, q48, q49, q51, q53, q58 and q62. However, the open-ended responses given to q6, q7_1 and q7_2 have been categorised by the researchers and are thus included. The variables relating to question 43 are missing from the data.

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

Citation Requirement

The data and its creators shall be cited in all publications and presentations for which the data have been used. The bibliographic citation may be in the form suggested by the archive or in the form required by the publication.

Bibliographical Citation

Fedorova, Natalia (Centre for Independent Social Research in St) & Haavio-Mannila, Elina (University of Helsinki) & Hemminki, Elina (National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health (STAKES)) & Kesseli, Katja (University of Helsinki) & Koponen, Päivikki (National Institute for Health and Welfare) & Martikainen, Pekka (University of Helsinki) & Nikula, Minna (National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health (STAKES)) & Pitkänen, Kari (University of Helsinki) & Rotkirch, Anna (University of Helsinki): Reproductive Health in St. Petersburg: Men 2003 [dataset]. Data version 3.0 (2018-07-23). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd2417; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD2417

Deposit Requirement

Notify FSD of all publications where you have used the data by sending the citation information to user-services.fsd@tuni.fi.

Disclaimer

The original data creators and the archive bear no responsibility for any results or interpretations arising from the reuse of the data.

Related Materials

Fedorova, Natalia & Kesseli, Katja & Haavio-Mannila, Elina: Reproductive Health and Sexuality in St.Petersburg: Report of a survey of Young Men in 2003 (2005). Helsinki: University of Helsinki & Helsinki: National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health (STAKES). urn:isbn:951-33-140-73.

Related Publications

Fedorova, Natalia & Kesseli, Katja & Haavio-Mannila, Elina: Reproductive Health and Sexuality in St.Petersburg: Report of a survey of Young Men in 2003 (2005). Helsinki: University of Helsinki & Helsinki: National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health (STAKES). urn:isbn:951-33-140-73.