Contraceptive use patterns among migrant and host community women in Türkiye: a decade of data from a tertiary family planning center
Frontiers in public health, cilt.14, ss.1786877, 2026 (SCI-Expanded, SSCI, Scopus)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 14
- Basım Tarihi: 2026
- Doi Numarası: 10.3389/fpubh.2026.1786877
- Dergi Adı: Frontiers in public health
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Psycinfo, Directory of Open Access Journals
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.1786877
- Anahtar Kelimeler: contraceptive trends, family planning, migrants, reproductive-age women, sociodemographic disparities, Syrian refugees, withdrawal method
- Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Background/objectives: Türkiye, the world's largest host of Syrian migrants, provides a unique context for examining reproductive health disparities. This study examines trends in modern contraceptive use among migrant and host community women over a decade. Methods: A retrospective descriptive study with analytical components was conducted using data from 17,226 women (8,632 host community; 8,594 migrant) attending a tertiary family planning clinic in Istanbul between January 2014 and December 2024. Each visit was treated as an independent observation. Binary logistic regression identified predictors of modern contraceptive use. Results: Modern contraceptive use was significantly higher among host community women (63.5%) than migrants (39.3%). Migrants showed greater reliance on traditional methods (31.4% vs. 12.8%), particularly withdrawal (27.4%), and higher non-use (25.1% vs. 6.5%). After adjustment, migrant status remained independently associated with lower odds of modern contraceptive use (aOR: 0.51, 95% CI: 0.46-0.57, p < 0.001). Conclusion: Migrant women demonstrated substantially lower modern contraceptive use. Findings underscore the need for multilingual, culturally sensitive family planning programs targeting migrant populations.