The family planning methods using status and attitudes of women in Turkey: A systematic review

Abstract

Aim: The aim of this study is to determine the situation of women in Turkey regarding their utilization of family planning (FP) methods and their attitudes toward the use of FP methods. Method: In this systematic review; the results obtained were systematically discussed in terms of the place of the research, research method, scope, and results of the research, and the results were discussed in the discussion section. Web of Science, Pub med, Science Direct, Medline, Ovid, Pro Quest, and Google Academic, ULAKBİM, Turkish Medical Directory databases, thesis center and the theses which are about this subject in universities’ libraries have been scanned using FP methods, women, Turkey, women's health, family planning keywords. Twelve research published between 2007 and 2017 was included in the study. Results: When the distribution of family planning methods used was examined, it was determined that different family planning methods were preferred in fairly varying proportions according to the research. The withdrawal method, which is a traditional method, was found to be one of the most preferred methods (9.1-61.3%). The rate of condom use ranged from 13.2% to 47.3%, the rate of intrauterine device use ranged from 19.1% to 25.2% and the rate of pill use ranged from 13.9% to 50.9%. In most of the studies, it was found out that women who have social security, high education level, and are working had higher Family Planning Attitude Scale scores. Conclusions: It is observed that women have less information about family planning methods and the FP methods are not used effectively by women in Turkey. The rate of the use of the modern family planning method is low and the rate of using the withdrawal method is high. It was determined that educated, socially insured and working women had more positive attitudes towards the use of family planning methods. According to the results obtained from the study, it is thought that determining the situation of using family planning methods and the women’s attitudes to FP methods will guide the planning of the training in Turkey regarding FP methods.