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  • Title: Survey report: Turkey.
    Author: Shane BC.
    Journal: Popul Today; 1990 Dec; 18(12):5. PubMed ID: 12342940.
    Abstract:
    The 1988 Turkish Population and Health Survey revealed small but significant shifts in attitudes toward marriage and family size ideals. The survey collected information from 5257 ever-married women of reproductive age and 2264 husbands of these women. The average age at marriage in Turkey has risen from 17.6 years in 1983 to 18.2 years in 1988; the proportion of single women under 25 years of age increased by 17% in this same period. Analysis of fertility data indicate a decline from 4.1 children in 1983 to 3.4 in 1988. Ideal family size was 2.1 children in the 1988 survey. 94% of female respondents were aware of the pill and IUD while only 76% had knowledge of the condom and 65% were familiar with female sterilization. 63% of the married women surveyed were current contraceptive users--an increase of 15% since 1983. Withdrawal constitutes the most widely used (26%) method, followed by the IUD (14%), condoms (7%), and the pill (6%). 24% of respondents reported at least 1 induced abortion, and 38% of women who gave birth in the year preceding the survey indicated the pregnancy was unplanned or unwanted. Major reasons cited for nonuse of contraception were concerns about side-effects, opposition from husbands, and a lack of knowledge. The small ideal family size cited by survey respondents and the high percentage of unwanted pregnancies indicate a need for more aggressive family planning campaigns so that Turkish women can achieve their fertility goals.
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