The comparison of reproductive health data in a rural district in Turkey (1981-2001)

The main objective was to compare new reproductive and family planning data with data from the 1981 survey. All 15-49-year-old married women living in seven villages of Gemlik were interviewed and the data were compared with the 1981 data of the same villages. In 1981, 66.8% used a family planning method, 6.8% used an intrauterine device, 10.2% used oral contraceptives and 10.0% used condoms. In 2001, these values were 93.0%, 36.5%, 6.0% and 14.8%, respectively. In 1981, 51.5% and in 2001 35.5% used coitus interruptus. In 20 years, users of both current family planning methods and modem methods have increased; users of traditional methods have decreased.