Family planning in rural Adana, Turkey

YOLDASCAN E., ÇETİK M. O.

JOURNAL OF BIOSOCIAL SCIENCE, vol.40, no.1, pp.149-151, 2008 (SSCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 40 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Doi Number: 10.1017/s0021932007002015
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF BIOSOCIAL SCIENCE
  • Journal Indexes: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.149-151
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This study of family planning in rural Adana, Turkey, collected data from 519 women aged between 16 and 55. Questionnaires were distributed in different districts during February 2006. The results showed that 81-3% of women used a contraceptive method. The IUD was the most widely used modern contraceptive method. There is a decrease in the average number of births per woman as the educational level of women increases.