Avci Ilknur Aydin, Cavusoglu Figen, Aydin Mesiya, Altay Birsen
Public Health Nursing of Department, Samsun Faculty of Health Science, Ondokuz Mayis University, Samsun, Turkey.
Int J Nurs Sci. 2018 Jan 17;5(1):33-38. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnss.2018.01.002. eCollection 2018 Jan 10.
This study aims to investigate the attitude and practice of family planning (FP) methods among Roma women living in northern Turkey.
A total of 120 Roma women living in northern Turkey participated in this descriptive study. Data were collected using a questionnaire. The scale of FP attitude was used.
The mean age of participants was 28.9 ± 1.8. Among the participants, 37.5% (45/120) were primary school graduates, 70.8% (85/120) were unemployed, 73.4% (88/120) were in a consensual marriage and 94.2% (113/120) had children. The majority or 85.8% (103/120) of the participants stated that they used FP methods. Intrauterine device (57.4%, 69/120) and withdrawal method (22.3%, 27/120) were the most frequently used FP methods.
The rates at which Roma women use FP were high. Their attitudes towards FP tended to be negative and the methods used were primarily related to females.
本研究旨在调查居住在土耳其北部的罗姆族妇女对计划生育方法的态度和实践情况。
共有120名居住在土耳其北部的罗姆族妇女参与了这项描述性研究。通过问卷调查收集数据。使用了计划生育态度量表。
参与者的平均年龄为28.9±1.8岁。在参与者中，37.5%（45/120）为小学毕业生，70.8%（85/120）失业，73.4%（88/120）处于事实婚姻，94.2%（113/120）育有子女。大多数（85.8%，103/120）参与者表示使用了计划生育方法。宫内节育器（57.4%，69/120）和体外排精法（22.3%，27/120）是最常使用的计划生育方法。
罗姆族妇女使用计划生育方法的比例较高。她们对计划生育的态度倾向于消极，且所使用的方法主要与女性相关。
