Reproductive history, family planning behaviour and postpartum counseling of the women who had delivery in Manisa Maternity and Childcare Hospital

Volume: 47 Number: 2 June 1, 2008
  • Kitapçıoğlu G
  • Yanıkkerem E
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Reproductive history, family planning behaviour and postpartum counseling of the women who had delivery in Manisa Maternity and Childcare Hospital

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Aim: To explore the frequencies of; prior use of contraceptive methods before pregnancy period, unintended pregnancies, the willingness to have children and the decisions about the use of the contraceptive methods in the future. Material Method: This study was carried out on women applied to Manisa Maternity Hospital for delivery during 01 –30 May 2006. A questionnaire was used by face to face interview to the postnatal women. 266 of 353 women were interviewed in this descriptive study. Data were analyzed via statistical analysis package program . Chi square test was used to statistical analyze and p< 0.05 was accepted as significant. Results: The mean age of the women was 25,5 ± 4,7; (17 – 40) and 57.1% of the women had primary school education and 89.8% of them was housewife. The percentage of the women who did not use any contraceptive method before pregnancy was 49.6%, and the percentage of the unintended (mistimed) pregnancy was 27.1%. Most of the women had tendency to use intra uterine device (50.8%) as a family planning method and 10.5% of them had no idea. Conclusion: Counseling must be given particular to the women in the early postpartum period in the maternity hospitals, and family planning services should be free of charge.

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Kitapçıoğlu G

Yanıkkerem E

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June 1, 2008

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June 1, 2008

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Year 2008 Volume: 47 Number: 2

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1.Kitapçıoğlu G, Yanıkkerem E. Manisa Doğumevinde doğum yapan kadınların doğurganlık öyküleri, aile planlaması davranışı ve doğum sonrası aile planlaması danışmanlığı. EJM [Internet]. 2008 Jun. 1;47(2):87-92. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA56WB54TK

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