Attitude and practice of family planning methods among Roma women living in northern Turkey

摘要

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.