What do female health personnel think about female
sterilization
and male sterilization?
N. Erbil, A.N. Kahraman, E. Uygun, G. Göç, E. Abdik,
Z. Öztürk, B. Özdemir
Ondokuz Mayis University, Ordu School of Health,
Department of Nursing, Ordu, Turkey
Objective This research has been made to
examine the female health personnel’s view on female sterilization (FS) and male
sterilization (MS).
Design and methods The female personnel working in Health
Center, Ordu Birth and Children’s Hospital, Ordu State Hospital made up the
sample of this descriptive research. It was planned to cover all the personnel
by not making any elimination for sample, however the research was held on with
150 female health personnel accepting to take part in the research. Official
permission was taken from the institution where the research was made. The
research was made between 09.12.2005 and 25.12.2005. The data were collected
with the questionnaire form. The questionnaires were given to the participants
and they were wanted to fill the form by themselves. The analysis of the data
was made with frequency distribution, percentage and arithmetic average in SPSS
11.5 statistic computer program.
Results It was determined that as
contraceptive method 30,2% of them use condom, 26,4% of them use intrauterine
device, 10,1% of them use It was determined that 76,9% of the health personnel
who have FS got the decision of FS with their husbands, 84,6% of them had the FS
made during cesarean, 92,3% of them prefer the method because it is certain and
reliable, 84,6% of them are not regretful after the FS. The reasons of not
preferring FS are that it is hard to give up the method (29,3%), they are
satisfied with the current used contraceptive technique(24%), and they think it
is unacceptable for religious beliefs (2%). 76,1% of female health personnel do
not want their husbands to have MS made. While the reasons of female health
personnel to want their husbands to have MS made are those such as they want
their husbands to take part in family planning and the easiness of the operation,
the reasons of not to want vasectomy are those such as being satisfied with the
current used contraceptive method, husbands’ not accepting vasectomy,
possibility of having a baby again.
Conclusion It was determined that most of
the health personnel do not prefer FS and MS. It was determined that the
participant who use the FS as a contraceptive technique have it during the
cesarean operation, prefer it because it is certain and reliable, and are not
regretful of using the technique.