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YEAR: 1995

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Postpartum family planning and health needs of women of low income in

Istanbul.

AUTHORS

Bulut A; Turan JM

SOURCE

STUDIES IN FAMILY PLANNING. 1995 Mar-Apr;26(2):88-100.

ABSTRACT

Prevention of pregnancies occurring within the first 12 months after giving birth has been an area increasingly

targeted by family planning services in many countries. Many couples practice a variety of contraceptive methods

during this time to prevent pregnancy. This paper reports the findings of a survey of 172 low-income Turkish families

in which the women had recently delivered a child. The survey was designed to determine health care and family

planning needs of women of low-income families. Data were collected by on-site visits, by questionnaires to health

care providers and postpartum women, and by focus groups. Within 5 months after delivery, 86% of the women were

using some form of family planning method. The most common method used was coitus interruptus, until menses

returned. An intrauterine device (IUD) was used by 34% after resumption of menses. Some couples used both the

withdrawal and the IUD methods in combination. The survey reports that little was being done in providing birth

control information at health facilities. Training health care providers was recommended. The lactational

amenorrhea method (LAM) was suggested to augment the withdrawal method. (PubHealth.info Document ID:

CONT2T 3007-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Postpartum family planning and health needs of women of

low income in Istanbul.", is(are) Bulut A; Turan JM. The source of this article is "STUDIES IN FAMILY PLANNING.

1995 Mar-Apr;26(2):88-100.". This article was published in 1995 in English language(s). (PubHealth.info® Document

ID: CONT2T 3007-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 8007

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