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According to a survey on condom usage by non-registered prostitutes carried out during the period 1995 to 1997, where 1,805 prostitutes—560 Greeks and 1,245 foreigners—completed a questionnaire, the usage of condoms is low. More specifically, the usage is significantly lower among women of Albanian descent, the prostitutes of older age, and the heroin users (Nestoridou et al. 2002).

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Indicative of the situation are the findings of research carried out on a national sample of 4,560 women aged 15 to 44, concerning the socioeconomic factors that determine reproduction in Greece: 70% of the women reported withdrawal as the first contraceptive measure, and abortion, which is still considered as a contraceptive method, was reported by 42% of the women (Simeonidou et al. 1997).

In a study carried out by the Institute of Social Preventive Medicine (2001), 50% of the male population used the condom in their sexual relations, and 21.7% used coitus interruptus. Six in ten women admitted that they used the contraceptive method suggested by their partner. One in ten women used a method of their own choice (pill 4.8% and IUD 3.6%).

What is evident in comparison with other European countries is two particularities of the Greek situation in regard to the attitudes towards contraceptive methods. First, Greek society has not fully adopted the use of modern methods of contraception. According to the statistical data provided by the pharmaceutical companies (Margaritidou et al. 1991), such methods are not easily available and their use is relatively low (i.e., IUD sales are 20,000 annually). Thus, the condom, which is available through pharmacies, supermarkets, and kiosks, is still the most widely used method of contraception. Second, there is a tendency for many Greek couples to prove their fertility by not using contraception and resorting to frequent abortion. It is worth noting that while many countries reported that abortion concerns a very small percentage of women and is considered “marginal” behavior from a psychosocial point of view, in Greece repeated abortion and withdrawal are the most widespread methods of birth control (Agrafiotis et al. 1990).

Δεν ξέρω ποια είναι η αξιοπιστία της πηγής, τουλάχιστον παρατίθενται πηγές, αλλά σίγουρα υπάρχουν τόσο καλύτερα όσο και χειρότερα.