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Int J Public Health
Volume 70 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/ijph.2025.1607967
This article is part of the Call for papers THE HEALTH OF DISPLACED PEOPLE: A CHALLENGE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND PUBLIC HEALTH View all articles

THE VIEWS OF SYRIAN IMMIGRANT WOMEN ON FAMILY PLANNING AND UNPLANNED PREGNANCY: A QUALITATIVE STUDY

Eda YAKIT AK Eda YAKIT AK 1*Özden TANDOĞAN Özden TANDOĞAN 2ERGÜL ASLAN ERGÜL ASLAN 3
  • 1 Dicle University, Diyarbakır, Türkiye
  • 2 Istanbul Arel University, Büyükçekmece, Istanbul, Türkiye
  • 3 Istanbul University-Cerrahpasa, Istanbul, Türkiye

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    This study aimed to determine the views of Syrian immigrant women on family planning and unplanned pregnancies.The study was conducted using a phenomenological design, one of the qualitative research methods. The sample group consisted of 15 Syrian married women who applied to a nongovernmental organization providing services for immigrants and were selected through a purposive sampling method. The study yielded four main themes. Theme 1 Meaning of having children: Women see children as the meaning of their lives and the parents' assurance for the future. Theme 2 Opinions on the number of children: Financial concerns and family/environmental pressure are effective factors in having children. Theme 3 Views on family planning: Women have knowledge about family planning methods, but their use of methods is limited due to economic, cultural, and religious reasons. Theme 4 Views on unplanned pregnancies: Women see unplanned pregnancies as "God's will" and do not find abortion appropriate due to their religious beliefs.Cultural, religious, and economic factors significantly affect women's access to and use of family planning services.

    Keywords: migration, women, Family planning, Unplanned pregnancy, curettage Low 7 3 Yes Condom

    Received: 19 Sep 2024; Accepted: 20 Jan 2025.

    Copyright: © 2025 YAKIT AK, TANDOĞAN and ASLAN. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Eda YAKIT AK, Dicle University, Diyarbakır, Türkiye

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