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The Role of Changes in Contraceptive Use in the Decline of Induced Abortion in Turkey
Author(s) -
Senlet Pinar,
Curtis Siân L.,
Mathis Jill,
Raggers Han
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
studies in family planning
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.529
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1728-4465
pISSN - 0039-3665
DOI - 10.1111/j.1728-4465.2001.00041.x
Subject(s) - abortion , medicine , induced abortions , fertility , demography , family planning , obstetrics , developed country , population , turkish , pregnancy , research methodology , environmental health , genetics , sociology , biology , linguistics , philosophy
Tlie induced abortion rate in Turkey declined from a peak of 4.5 abortions per 100 women in 1988 to 2.4 in 1998. This study examines the extent to which the decline in abortion in Turkey can be attributed to increased use of modern contraceptives. Trends in induced abortion rates and in contraceptive use are examined among Turkish women together with fertility preferences, changes in the contraceptive behavior associated with abortion, and changes in the propensity to abort unwanted pregnancies. The analysis includes a number of simulations that examine what abortion levels might be in different contraceptive‐use scenarios. Results indicate that the decline in abortion is due to a decrease in the number of abortions associated with traditional method failure. This decrease is related to three factors: a shift from traditional method use to modern method use, a decline in the traditional method failure rate, and a decline in the proportion of pregnancies resulting from traditional method failures that are aborted.