Attitudes towards family planning in the Southeast Anatolian Project (SEAP) region of Turkey.
J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care
; 31(2): 121-2, 2005 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-15921551
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To determine attitudes towards family size and last pregnancies in order to improve family planning services in the Southeast Anatolian Project (SEAP) region.METHODS:
A questionnaire survey in the nine SEAP regional provinces was carried out under the auspices of the 'SEAP Public Health Project' from 2001 to 2002. The participants comprised 1756 women and 661 men from 1126 households.RESULTS:
For men and women aged 15 years and over the median ideal number of children was three. The rate of unintended last pregnancies (43.1%) in the present study was very high compared to the national average of 18.8%. Some 30.1% of the last pregnancies were unwanted by either partner.CONCLUSIONS:
The number of pregnancies and children in this region is approximately twice as high as the ideal number. Families in the region are having more children than they want. Basic education must be given to women, particularly non-Turkish speakers, to improve their knowledge and use of family planning. Family planning education for men in rural areas also needs special attention.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde
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Comportamento Contraceptivo
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Anticoncepcionais Femininos
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Serviços de Planejamento Familiar
Tipo de estudo:
Qualitative_research
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Female
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Humans
País como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2005
Tipo de documento:
Article