A review and evaluation of the studies presented in
International Reproductive Health and Family Planning Congresses in Turkey
N.H.
Sahin, I. Gungor
Istanbul University, Florence Nightingale School of Nursing,
Istanbul, Turkey
Objective The aim of the study was to review and evaluate the
studies presented in International Reproductive Health & Family Planning
Congresses in 2001, 2003 and 2005 in Turkey.
Design and methods We reviewed 686
studies presented as oral or poster presentations in three abstract books and
evaluated the topics, design and samples of the studies.
Results Design and
samples of the studies and the profession of the researchers are presented in
Table 1. The topics of the studies are presented in Table 2.
Table 1 Designs
and samples of the studies and the profession of the researchers
| Total | 2001 | 2002 |
2003 |
|||||
| n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | |
| Research design | ||||||||
| Descriptive | 547 | 79,7 | 143 | 20.8 | 167 | 24.3 | 237 |
34.5 |
| Experimental/semi experimental | 60 | 8,7 | 17 | 2.5 | 18 | 2.6 | 25 | 3.6 |
| Review | 46 | 6,7 | 5 |
0.7 |
18 | 2.6 | 23 | 3.4 |
| Case presentation | 9 | 1,3 | 4 | 0.6 | 3 | 0.4 | 2 | 0.3 |
| Project/program
presentation |
17 | 2,5 | 5 | 0.7 | 5 | 0.7 | 7 | 1.0 |
| Methodological | 7 | 1,0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.3 | 5 | 0.7 |
| Total |
686 |
100,0 | 174 | 25.4 | 213 | 31.0 | 299 | 43.6 |
| Sample Subjects | ||||||||
| Women | 496 | 72,3 | 123 | 18.1 | 153 |
22.5 |
220 | 32.4 |
| Men | 27 | 3,9 | 10 | 1.5 | 6 | 0.9 | 11 | 1.6 |
| Women and men | 90 | 13,1 | 23 | 3.4 | 34 | 5.0 |
33 |
4.9 |
| Health professionals/students | 66 | 9,6 | 14 | 2.1 | 17 | 2.5 | 35 | 5.2 |
| Total | 679 | 99,0 |
170 |
25.0 | 210 | 30.9 | 299 | 44.0 |
| Profession of the Researcher | ||||||||
| Medicine | 427 | 62,2 | 132 |
19.4 |
138 | 20.3 | 157 | 23.1 |
| Nurse/midwife | 188 | 27,4 | 22 | 3.2 | 52 | 7.7 | 114 | 16.8 |
| Medicine and Nurse/midwife |
64 |
9,3 | 17 | 2.5 | 20 | 2.9 | 27 | 4.0 |
| Total | 679 | 99,0 | 171 | 25.2 | 210 | 30.9 | 298 | 43.9 |
The topics of the studies
| Total | 2001 | 2002 |
2003 |
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| Topics | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % |
|
Contraceptive use and knowledge |
212 | 30,7 | 77 | 11.1 | 69 |
9.8 |
66 |
9.4 |
| Maternal and
Child Health |
179 | 26,2 | 36 | 5.1 | 51 | 7.2 | 92 | 13.3 |
| High risk behaviours about STDand
genital infections |
37 | 5,4 | 5 | 0.7 | 6 | 0.9 | 26 | 3.8 |
| FP counselling, education, and
effects |
28 | 4,1 | 9 | 1.3 | 12 | 1.7 | 7 | 1.0 |
| Family planning (FP)(service, quality and
satisfaction) |
27 | 3,9 | 10 | 1.5 | 12 | 1.7 | 5 | 0.7 |
| Reproductive Health, Rights,
Expectations and quality in reproductive health services |
27 | 3,9 | 4 | 0.5 | 5 | 0.7 | 18 | 2.6 |
| Menopause | 27 | 3,9 | 5 | 0.7 | 9 | 1.3 | 13 | 1.9 |
| Adolescence | 23 | 3,4 | 2 | 0.3 | 11 | 1.6 | 10 | 1.5 |
|
Sexuality |
20 | 2,9 | 4 | 0.6 | 1 | 0.1 | 15 | 2.2 |
| Emergency contraception | 18 | 2,6 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1.0 | 11 |
1.6 |
| Breast Cancer | 14 | 2,0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.9 | 8 | 1.2 |
| Education of FP personnel | 8 | 1,2 | 6 | 0.9 | 2 |
0.3 |
0 | 0 |
| Violence | 8 | 1,2 | 1 | 0.1 | 4 | 0.6 | 3 | 0.4 |
| Other gynecological diseases | 6 | 0,9 | 3 |
0.4 |
2 | 0.3 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Cervix cancer/ Smear | 4 | 0 ,6 | 2 | 0.3 | 2 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sexual health | 4 | 0 ,6 | 0 | 0 |
3 |
0.4 | 1 | 0.1 |
| Other | 44 | 6,4 | 10 | 1.4 | 11 | 2.1 | 23 | 3.3 |
| Total | 686 | 100,0 | 174 | 24.9 | 213 | 30.9 |
299 |
43.1 |
Conclusions The number of studies in experimental, review and project
presentation design increased gradually in the recent congresses. The subjects
were mostly women in the samples of the studies. Nurse and midwive researchers
have started to take an important place in the research on reproductive health
and family planning. Studies on maternal and child health, reproductive health,
rights and expectations, quality in reproductive health services, menopause,
adolescence, sexuality and emergency contraception are increasing while studies
on contraception are decreasing over years.