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FAMILY PLANNING IN RURAL ADANA, TURKEY

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 January 2008

ELÇIN YOLDASCAN
Affiliation:
Çukurova University, Adana, Turkey
M. OYA
Affiliation:
Çukurova University, Adana, Turkey

Summary

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.

Type
Short Report
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2007

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