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    Attitudes towards family planning in the Southeast Anatolian Project (SEAP) region of Turkey
    (Professional, Managerial & Healthcare Publications Ltd, 2005) Ozcirpici, B; Ozgur, S; Sahinoz, S; Bozkurt, AI; Sahinoz, T; Ilcin, E; Saka, G
    Objective To determine attitudes towards family size and last pregnancies in order to improve family planning services in the Southeast Anatolian Project (SEAP) region. Methods A questionnaire survey in the nine SEAP regional provinces was carried out under the auspices of the 'SEAP Public Health Project' from 2001 to 2002. The participants comprised 1756 women and 661 men from 1126 households. Results For men and women aged 15 years and over the median ideal number of children was three. The rate of unintended last pregnancies (43.1%) in the present study was very high compared to the national average of 18.8%. Some 30.1% of the last pregnancies were unwanted by either partner. Conclusions The number of pregnancies and children in this region is approximately twice as high as the ideal number. Families in the region are having more children than they want. Basic education must be given to women, particularly non-Turkish speakers, to improve their knowledge and use of family planning. Family planning education for men in rural areas also needs special attention.
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    Family planning in grand multiparous women in Diyarbakir, Turkey, 1998: the factors affecting contraceptive use and choice of method
    (Parthenon Publishing Group, 2001) Ertem, M; Ergenekon, P; Elmaci, N; Ilcin, E
    Family planning is an important service for preventing maternal deaths. A 3-year project on children and maternal health was conducted in suburban areas of the Diyarbakir province of Turkey. In this project, volunteer women told women resident in the area about family planning as well as other maternal and child health-related subjects. Within 3 years, all women were visited at least five times and changes in contraceptive use were recorded. A cross-sectional study was planned to understand the factors affecting contraceptive use in grand multiparous women. A total of 200 grand multiparous women were selected from visit cards and various characteristics of these women were evaluated. Odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals were calculated using logistic regression analyses. The use of contraceptives had increased from 33.5% to 59.5% by the end of the 3 years in the 200 women. The main factors affecting contraceptive use were misconceptions and concerns about health-related risks, having a child younger than 14 years working outside the home to contribute to the household income, religious opposition, a gap between the desired and actual number of sons, number of previous deaths of children and discussion with the husband about family planning.
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    A special risk group for hepatitis E infection: Turkish agricultural workers who use untreated waste water for irrigation
    (Cambridge Univ Press, 2003) Ceylan, A; Ertem, M; Ilcin, E; Ozekinci, T
    Untreated waste water usage in agriculture is an important health-threatening issue which could affect both workers' and the public's health. In this study we researched hepatitis E infection in 46 of 57 farmers who used untreated waste water in agriculture. We compared them with 45 persons of the same socio-economic status and age. Anti-HEV seropositivity was 34.8% in the workers and 4.4% in the control group. We suggest that this type of irrigation is an important potential risk for hepatitis E infection.