Attitude and practice of family planning methods among Roma women living in northern Turkey
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING SCIENCES, vol.5, no.1, pp.33-38, 2018 (ESCI, Scopus)
- Publication Type: Article / Article
- Volume: 5 Issue: 1
- Publication Date: 2018
- Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ijnss.2018.01.002
- Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING SCIENCES
- Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
- Page Numbers: pp.33-38
- Keywords: Attitude, Family planning, Roma women, HEALTH-SERVICES, GYPSIES, POPULATION, TRAVELERS, HUNGARY, HIV
- Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
- Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes
Abstract
Objective: This study aims to investigate the attitude and practice of family planning (FP) methods
among Roma women living in northern Turkey.
Methods: 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.
Results: 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.
Conclusions: 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.
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