Unwanted pregnancy and traditional self-induced abortion methods known among women aged 15 to 49. | [Journal of Pakistan Medical Association • 2015]

Author(s):

1. Nazli Sensoy: Department of Family Medicine, AfyonKocatepe University Facultyof Medicine, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey

2. Nurhan Dogan: Department of Biostatistics, AfyonKocatepe University Facultyof Medicine, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey

3. Kubra Sen: Afyon Kocatepe University Faculty of Medicine, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey

4. Halit Aslan: Afyon Kocatepe University Faculty of Medicine, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey

5. Ayca Tore Baser: Afyon Kocatepe University Faculty of Medicine, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey

Abstract:

Objective: To determine the traditional methods known and used to terminate an unwanted pregnancy and the fertility characteristics of married women. Methods: The descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in Turkey at Afyonkarahisar Zübeyde Hanim Child and Maternity Hospital`s outpatient clinic between December 27, 2010 and January 7, 2011, and comprised married women aged 17 to 49 who presented for an examination. Questions related to socio-demographic and fertility characteristics as well as known and used traditional abortion methods were included in the questionnaire which was administered through face-to-face interviews. SPSS 18.0 was used for statistical analysis. Results: The median age of the 600 women in the study was 29.5 (range: 17-49) years. Overall, 134 (22.3%) women had experienced an unwanted pregnancy. In 53 (39.6%) cases, the unwanted pregnancy had occurred between the ages of 30 and 39, and 116(86.6%) women had married when they were between 15 and 24 (p

Page(s): 452-456

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Published: Journal: Journal of Pakistan Medical Association, Volume: 65, Issue: 5, Year: 2015

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