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What Women Think About Their Spouses’ Participation to The Arrangement of Fertility?

Year 2018, Volume: 12 Issue: 4, 250 - 257, 12.10.2018
https://doi.org/10.21763/tjfmpc.462898

Abstract

Objective:
The study was conducted to determine the thoughts of the women about the
participation of their spouses’ into the matter of the arrangement of
fertility. Methods: Study is a
questionnaire –based descriptive and cross-sectional study. The sample hereby
consists of 247 women patient who applied to family planning department and
gynecology polyclinic of a State Hospital between June- November 2014 and who
accepted to attend the research. Women took the survey, designed by researchers
via reviewing the literature. Results: The rate of using method for arrangement
fertility in the study of women was 58.3%. Of these women, 65.3% think that
their husbands should also use relevant birth control method. Most of the
participants believe that the women take responsibility for the arrangement of
the fertility; in which 48.2% believe that this is due to unwillingness of
males for using birth control method. 83.3% of the women thought that men
should participate in arrangement of the fertility. Conclusion: Women believe that men should also take role in
arrangement of fertility and their spouses do not take adequate responsibility
in this issue. Despite the advantaged
positions of men in the subject of arrangement of fertility in Turkey, their
roles in family planning remains largely unutilised. Fertility programs should
target participation of males.


Amaç: Araştırma doğurganlığın
düzenlenmesine eşlerinin katılımı konusunda kadınların düşüncelerini belirlemek
amacıyla yapıldı. Yöntem: Çalışma,
ankete dayalı, tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel bir çalışmadır. Çalışmanın örneklemini
Haziran-Kasım 2014 tarihleri arasında bir Devlet Hastanesinin aile planlaması
bölümüne ve kadın doğum polikliniğine başvuran ve araştırmaya katılmayı kabul
eden 247 evli kadın oluşturmuştur. Kadınlara araştırmacılar tarafından
literatür doğrultusunda oluşturulan anket formu uygulanmıştır. Bulgular: Araştırmada doğurganlığın
düzenlenmesi için kadınların yöntem kullanım oranı %58.3 olarak saptanmıştır.
Bu kadınların %65,3’ü eşlerinin de yöntem kullanması gerektiğini düşünmektedir.
Kadınların çoğu fertilitenin düzenlenmesinde kendilerinin sorumluluk aldığını,
bunun sebebi olarak da %48.2 oranında kadın, erkeklerin yöntem kullanmak
istememesinden kaynaklandığını düşünmektedir. Kadınların %83.3'ü erkeklerin
doğurganlık düzenleme konusuna katılmaları gerektiğini düşünmektedir. Sonuç: Çalışmada kadınlar erkeklerinde doğurganlığın düzenlenmesine katılmaları
gerektiğini ve doğurganlığın düzenlenmesinde eşlerinin yeterince sorumluluk
almadıklarını düşünmektedirler. Türkiye’de fertilitenin düzenlenmesi
konularında erkeklerin avantajlı konumlarına rağmen, aile planlamasındaki rolü
büyük oranda kullanılmamaktadır. Fertilite programlarına erkeklerin de
katılımları hedeflenmelidir.

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Year 2018, Volume: 12 Issue: 4, 250 - 257, 12.10.2018
https://doi.org/10.21763/tjfmpc.462898

Abstract

References

  • 1. Coskun AM. Women's Health and Disease Nursing Handbook. İstanbul: University of Koc Publications; 2016. p.349-50.
  • 2. Boender C, Santana D, Santillán D, Hardee K, Greene ME, Schuler S. The ‘so what?’ report: A look at whether integrating a gender focus into programs makes a difference to outcomes. Washington: Interagency Gender Working Group; 2005. p.1-28.
  • 3. Interagency Gender Working Group (IGWG), USAID Cooperative Agreement. Engaging men for gender equality and improved reproductive health. Washington: IGWG; 2009. p.1-6.
  • 4. Ross J, Hardee K. Use of male methods of contraception worldwide. J Biosoc Sci 2017; 49:648–63. DOI:10.1017/S0021932016000560
  • 5. Turkistanli EC, Mermer G, Yildiz F. Contraceptive use of women 15-49 years of age in Evka-4 Health Centers and factors affecting this situation. Health and Society 2003; 13(1):81-5.
  • 6. Turkey Demographic and Health Survey 2013. Hacettepe University Institute of Population Studies 2014. p.76-87 (http://www.hips.hacettepe.edu.tr/tnsa2013, accessed 15 June 2017).
  • 7. Pekince GD, Yılmazer M. Women’s opinion about the men’s contraception who apply for contraception. Anadolu Hemşirelik ve Sağlık Bilimleri Dergisi, 2012;15(2):69-74.
  • 8. Altay B, Gonener D. Recognize and utilization of the family planning method among married males and the factors that affect the utilization of these services. Fırat Medical Journal 2009;14(1):56-64.
  • 9. Nte AR, Odu N, Enyindah CE. Male involvement in family planning: women's perception. Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice 2009;12 (3):306-10.
  • 10. Aktoprak M. Evli kadınlar ve eşlerinin aile planlamasına yönelik tutumları ve ilişkili faktörler. Yayınlanmamış Yüksek Lisans Tezi. Konya: Selcuk Üniversitesi Sağlık Bilimleri Enstitüsü. 2012.
  • 11. Bongaarts J, Cleland J, Townsend JW, Bertrand JT, Gupta MD. Family planning programs fort he 21.st century. Rationale and Design; 2012.p.1-106. https://www.popcouncil.org/uploads/pdfs/2012_FPfor21stCentury.pdf (Erişim tarihi 1.10.2017).
  • 12. From family planning to fatherhood: Analysis of fecent male involvement initiatives and scale-up potential. Washington: Institute for Reproductive Health, Georgetown University; 2013.p.1-39.
  • 13. Kraft JM, Wilkins KG, Morales GJ, Widyono M. An evidence review of gender-integrated interventions in reproductive and maternal-child health. J Health Commun 2014;19 Suppl 1:122–41. DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2014.918216
  • 14. Gocgeldi E. Increase male participation in reproductive health: Turkish Armed Forces Reproductive Health Program. 6. National Reproductive Health and Family Planning Congress Book: Ankara. 2009. p.56-9.
  • 15. Gunay T, Kiliç B, Kartal M, Sahin A. A step towards ıncreasıng man ınvolvement ın famıly plannıng: famıly plannıng educatıon for conscrıpts. Türkiye Klinikleri J Gynocol Obst. 2007;17:283-91.
  • 16. Hardee K, Croce-Galis M, Gay J. Are men well served by family planning programs? Reproductive Health, 2017; 14 (1):14. doi.org/10.1186/s12978-017-0278-5
  • 17. Kaida A, Kipp W, Hessel P, Konde-Lule J. Male participation in family planning: results from a qualitative study in Mpigi District, Uganda. J. Biosoc. Sci. 2005;37: 269–86. doi.org/10.1017/S0021932004007035
  • 18. Ozcebe H, Akın A. Male-male inequality and men's participation in reproductive health.3. International Reproductive Health and Family Planning Congress Book: Ankara. 2003, 85-9.
  • 19. Tezel A, Gonenc İM, Akgun S, Karatas DO, Yildiz TA. Attitudes towards family planning of women and affecting factors. Journal of Anatolia Nursing and Health Sciences.2015;18(3):181-8.
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Primary Language English
Journal Section Orijinal Articles
Authors

Dilek Bilgiç

Gübahtiyar Demirel

Gülseren Dağlar

Publication Date October 12, 2018
Submission Date April 24, 2018
Published in Issue Year 2018 Volume: 12 Issue: 4

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Vancouver Bilgiç D, Demirel G, Dağlar G. What Women Think About Their Spouses’ Participation to The Arrangement of Fertility?. TJFMPC. 2018;12(4):250-7.

English or Turkish manuscripts from authors with new knowledge to contribute to understanding and improving health and primary care are welcome.