Department of Family Medicine, Pamukkale University School of Medicine, Denizli, Turkey.
Eur J Contracept Reprod Health Care. 2021 Jun;26(3):209-213. doi: 10.1080/13625187.2020.1867842. Epub 2021 Jan 21.
This study aimed to investigate fertility behaviours and contraceptive use among Syrian migrant women in western Turkey.
An epidemiological, single-centre, cross-sectional, descriptive study was conducted. The survey collected data on sociodemographic characteristics and types of marriage, use of contraceptive methods and fertility behaviours among 223 Syrian migrant women.
The women's mean (± standard deviation) age range was 29.6 ± 9.1 (range 18-49) years; 29.6% had no formal marriage status; 61.0% had had an arranged marriage. The mean age at first pregnancy was 19.5 ± 3.4 (13-39) years; 26.4% had become pregnant before the age of 18. In total, 94.2% of participants had knowledge of contraceptive methods. However, 47.5% did not use contraception and the main reason for this was to become pregnant again. Intrauterine devices and oral contraceptive pills were known as contraceptive methods by 67.7% and 72.2% of women, but used by only 16.1% and 8.5%, respectively. Withdrawal (22.0%) was the most used contraceptive method. There was a risk of unwanted pregnancy in 13.0% of participants. Arranged marriage and low educational level were determined to be risk factors for adolescent pregnancy.
Although Syrian migrant women were aware of contraceptive methods, the rate of method use was low.
本研究旨在调查土耳其西部叙利亚移民女性的生育行为和避孕措施使用情况。
进行了一项流行病学、单中心、横断面、描述性研究。该调查收集了 223 名叙利亚移民女性的社会人口学特征和婚姻类型、避孕方法使用情况以及生育行为的数据。
这些女性的平均（±标准差）年龄范围为 29.6±9.1（18-49 岁）；29.6%没有正式的婚姻状况；61.0%的人是包办婚姻。首次怀孕的平均年龄为 19.5±3.4（13-39 岁）；26.4%的人在 18 岁之前怀孕。总共有 94.2%的参与者了解避孕方法。然而，47.5%的人没有使用避孕措施，主要原因是再次怀孕。67.7%和 72.2%的女性知道宫内节育器和口服避孕药是避孕方法，但分别只有 16.1%和 8.5%的女性使用。退出（22.0%）是最常用的避孕方法。13.0%的参与者有意外怀孕的风险。包办婚姻和低教育水平被确定为青少年怀孕的风险因素。
尽管叙利亚移民女性了解避孕方法，但方法的使用率较低。
