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      Space, agency and withdrawal: birth control choices of women in Turkey

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      Sirkeci, I.
      Cindoglu, D.
      Date
      2012
      Source Title
      Health Care for Women International
      Print ISSN
      0739-9332
      Electronic ISSN
      1096-4665
      Publisher
      Taylor & Francis
      Volume
      33
      Issue
      7
      Pages
      614 - 630
      Language
      English
      Type
      Article
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      Abstract
      Withdrawal (WD) is not a reliable method for preventing unwanted pregnancies, yet it is still a very popular form of birth control in many societies, including Turkey. We look at the relationship between women's agency and physical space in relation to birth control choices of women in Turkey. Agency in our context refers to a woman's ability to resist domination and subordination to the patriarchal beliefs valuing her reproductivity over her pleasure. Our analysis of the Turkish Demographic Health Survey (TDHS) suggests that (a) the available space in the household for possible private encounters between husband and wife, and (b) the women's capacity to insert her agency into her life choices are closely correlated with WD choices. Women with better social and physical resources prefer WD less.
      Keywords
      Contraceptive methods
      Coitus interruptus
      Married-women
      Perceptions
      Population
      Behavior
      Men
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      http://hdl.handle.net/11693/13347
      Published Version (Please cite this version)
      http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/07399332.2012.655384
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