Syrian Immigrants and Early Pregnancy as an Important Reproductive Health Issu Cover Image

Suriyeli Göçmenler ve Önemli bir Üreme Sağlığı Sorunu Erken Yaş Gebelikleri
Syrian Immigrants and Early Pregnancy as an Important Reproductive Health Issu

Author(s): Sema Çifçi, Vasfiye Bayram Değer, Melikşah Ertem
Subject(s): Health and medicine and law, Family and social welfare, Migration Studies
Published by: Transnational Press London
Keywords: Mardin; Syrian migrants; adolescent pregnancies; young marriages;

Summary/Abstract: Conflicts and war increase sexually transmitted diseases, undesired pregnancy, violence risk to women and adolescence girls, besides mother and infant deaths. This study is a sectional research that the related records are analyzed. Data was analyzed for totally 4333 pregnant women, 3553 who delivered birth in Mardin Maternity Hospital and 780 who applied to the hospital for dead birth, miscarriage and ectopic pregnancy between 01.01.2015-31.12.2015. 1.7% of pregnant from Mardin and 3.5% of Syrian pregnant was at most 18-year old. Group’s fertility rates were similar. Adolescence pregnancy was 2.17 times more in Syrian group (p=0.008). Infant was lost in 28.6% of Syrian adolescents for miscarriage, stillbirth and ectopic pregnancy, however this rate was lower in Mardin adolescences (9.2%). This difference was not found statistically significant (p=0.14). Immigrations bring serious risks for reproductive health. This study focuses on early pregnancy risk that is found as common problem among Syrian women.

  • Issue Year: 5/2018
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 33-42
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Turkish