The Reasons Why Women Prefer C-Sections, Their Knowledge, Behavior and Attitudes towards Abortion

Abstract

Background: This research was carried out in Turkey between 20th of April 2008 and 20th June 2008 to women coming to childbirth and healthy child care outpatient polyclinics, public hospitals, and respective polyclinics in Adana city. Methods: This work of cross sectional study type was conducted to discover different reasons why women prefer C-section or normal delivery and knowledge, behavior, and attitude toward abortion. The questionnaire, which was developed by using the literature, was applied face to face with 395 people verbally approved. Results: 65.1% (257) of the women had no miscarriages, 54.2% (214) had one or two pregnancies and the mean number of pregnancies was 2.84 ± 2.01. While 74 (18.7%) of the women had 1 normal birth, 148 (37.5%) had 1 cesarean birth. While 203 (51.4%) of the women prefer cesarean on their own will, 32 (8.1%) stated that they had to make cesarean for medical reasons. 293 (75%) of the women stated that they had at least 1 cesarean delivery around them. Normal vaginal birth was mostly preferred by housewives. 263 (66.6%) of the women stated that they did not have any abortions and 132 (33.4%) stated that they had abortion at least once. Sixty percent of the women stated that they did not find the curettage correct. The difference between reasons why women prefer caesarean section and gynecology obstetric clinics doing it was significant (p 0.05). Statistically significant difference was found between finding the right of abortion and having abortion (p 0.05). Conclusions: Participating women on average have had a normal birth and once a cesarean delivery, and at least 3 women around each woman seem to have had a cesarean delivery. One of every two females seems to have had an abortion. Effective family planning training should be provided.