The integration of Romania into the European Union implies the adjustment of the medical care strategies, including the family planning policies.
Aim: To evaluate the knowledge level concerning family planning of the roma population of Iaşi County.
Material and method: The transversal study has been applied in 4 communities, with a population structure in which the roma ethnic have a grown weight. The questionnaire that was validated, has been applied to 363 women, includes data which are structured in 4 domains: demographic, socio-economic, information concerning the self-perception of the health status and family planning. The variables have been analyzed using specific statistic tests.
Results: The female population of fertile age does have the self-perception of a risen the health status of themselves, and of the whole family, in the areas where there is a good collaboration with the family doctor. The answers concerning the usage of modern contraceptive methods emphasizes that the women from different communities have adopted this type of family planning methods, correlated to a high educational level (6.14 +/- 3.5 school yrs.), older age at first marriage (19.29 +/- 2.94 vs. 15.79 +/- 3.5 yrs.) and at first birth (21 +/- 3.45 yrs. vs. 18.4 +/- 3.0 yrs.).
Conclusion: The attitude towards modern family planning methods of the roma population in Iaşi County and the level of information about the health status have been positively influenced by the activity of the sanitary mediators and by the involvement of the family physician.