Description
Book SynopsisThe main objective of the book is to evaluate the impact of education
programs targeting women’s reproductive health, initiated and sponsored
by Willows International. The book focuses on Turkey, and the
fi eldwork was carried out in Istanbul.
The analyses of Turkey’s cultural values and their relation to reproductive
attitudes and behavior are a unique contribution based on the
fi ndings of a recent nationwide survey while the chapter on the historical
background of Turkey’s family planning policies provides a useful
background to interpret the fi ndings from the field.
The book will serve as a reference and a useful resource for scholars and
policymakers interested in family planning and reproductive health in
Turkey as well as those with a broader and theoretical perspective.
Table of ContentsYılmaz Esmer : Introduction — Yılmaz Esmer : Cultural Values, Reproductive Health and Family Planning: The Turkish Case — Rahime Süleymanoğlu-Kürüm : Politics of Family Planning in Turkey: Ideological Polarization and Demographic Policies — Iqbal H. Shah : Studying the Impact of a Community-based Family Planning Intervention in Ghana, Pakistan, Tanzania and Turkey: Strengths and Challenges — Duygu Karadon : Factors Influencing Reproductive Health Decision-Making — Sarah Huber-Krum : Ethnic and Regional Diversity in Family Planning Behaviors — Bahar Ayça Okçuoğlu and Sarah Huber-Krum : Associations between Women’s Empowerment, Conservatism and Contraceptive Trends — Ryoko Sato : Effect of Distance to, and Service Availability of, Health Facilities on Family Planning Use among Urban Turkish Women — Julia Katherine Rohr : Contraceptive Choices and Fertility Preferences .
