Abstract
The aim of the study was to estimate the parameters of the heteroscedastic bivariate Probit model established for the induced abortion and the contraceptive use by using socioeconomic and demographic factors and their effects by eliminatin g the observed heteroscedasticity. Using a heteroscedastic bivariate Probit model and Turkish Demographic and Health Survey (1998) data on married women aged 15 through 49 years, we estimated the probabilities of their having an induced abortion, if induced abortion have, of their using contraceptive methods. The results of the research show that induced abortion is perceived and used as a contraceptive method among the women in Turkey. This shows that it is the correct way to ex amine those two variables, induced abortion and contraceptive use, together.
Highlights
Individual reproduction choices have national and global consequences so that a nation can determine itsIn our society, there is excessive fertility and ratio of fertility
In a research (TNSA-98)[1], it has in this study, the aim was to determine been reported that 19% of the births which have been what the socioeconomic and demographic factors affecting occurring in the last five years are undesired and 11% the contraceptive use and induced abortion are and what of them are unplanned pregnancies
It is important that we examine the use of contraceptive methods and induced abortion together
Summary
Individual reproduction choices have national and global consequences so that a nation can determine itsIn our society, there is excessive fertility and ratio of fertility. The independent variables in the first variance equation, since they cause the heteroscedasticity and affect the same dependent variable or type of place of residence, region, number of living children, the current type of employment of woman and whether or not the partner is insured by health insurance.
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