The effects of husband and wife education on family planning in rural Turkey

The effect of two family planning educational approaches--husband-wife and wife-only--on contraceptive knowledge, attitudes, and practice in the Etimesgut Health District are evaluated. Data collected for education and control groups show that husband-wife education was more effective than wife-only...

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Published inStudies in family planning Vol. 9; no. 10-11; p. 280
Main Authors Fisek, N H, Sümbüloğlu, K
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States 01.10.1978
Subjects
Adolescent
Adult
Contraception Behavior
Costs and Cost Analysis
Family Planning Services
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Male
Patient Acceptance of Health Care
Rural Population
Turkey
Turkey
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Summary:The effect of two family planning educational approaches--husband-wife and wife-only--on contraceptive knowledge, attitudes, and practice in the Etimesgut Health District are evaluated. Data collected for education and control groups show that husband-wife education was more effective than wife-only education and that wife-only education was more effective than the education received by the control group. Data collected from husbands and wives show that education had a positive effect on changing attitudes toward family planning. Most clear cut are findings that participation of men in the educational programs increased recruitment to the family planning program and decreased contraceptive discontinuation.
ISSN:0039-3665
DOI:10.2307/1965765