Use of Family Planning Methods by Women Applicants to Amasya Central Public Health Centre and Influencing Factors

Objective: The survey was conducted to identify methods of contraception used by women applying to family health centres and factors affecting this use. Materials and Method: This descriptive survey was conducted in the period 24 July-1 September 2017 with 1,061 women applying to 6 Family Health Centres at Amasya provincial centre to receive counselling in family planning and accepting to take part in the survey. Data were collected by using the form designed by researchers and analysed with SPSS 20 programme. Findings: The average age of women participating to the survey (N=1061) is 31.05±7.006 (min=17, max=52). 36.9% of women are high school graduates, 85.5% are housewives, 99.6% are married and 89.5 are living in the city. Of these women 46.4% use modern and 31.3% use conventional methods of contraception. The modern methods of contraception most widely used by women include male condom, IUA, hormonal methods and tube ligation. Evaluating women’s use of any family planning method with respect to their socio-demographic characteristics it is found that there is statistically significant relationship between this practice and age, education status, age of husbands and the place they live (p 0.05). Conclusion: Needs of all women applying to family health centres delivering family planning services must be noted and taken into account. Guidance in line with ideas, choices and decisions of women must be provided in the context of health services