Determinants of Miscarriage and Induced Abortion Among Married Syrian Refugee Women in Turkiye: A National Population-Based Study

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dc.authorid0000-0001-9520-656X
dc.authorid0000-0002-0715-0154
dc.contributor.authorInal Onal, Ebru
dc.contributor.authorMohammed, Gharbia
dc.contributor.authorKaya, Edip
dc.contributor.authorOnal, Ajdan
dc.contributor.authorCastro-Delgado, Rafael
dc.date.accessioned2026-02-03T12:02:32Z
dc.date.available2026-02-03T12:02:32Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.departmentÇanakkale Onsekiz Mart Üniversitesi
dc.description.abstractObjective: Syrian refugee women face numerous obstacles that impact their reproductive health. The aim is to assess prevalence and predictors of miscarriage and induced abortion among Syrian refugee women in T & uuml;rkiye. Methods: This study is a cross-sectional analysis based on data from 1886 Syrian refugee women aged 15-49 who have a history of marriage, obtained from the 2018 T & uuml;rkiye Demographic and Health Survey - Syrian Migrant Sample. Univariate Chi-square, independent t-test, and multivariate logistic regression were performed to determine predictors of abortion and miscarriage. Results: Among ever married Syrian refugee women, 27.3% (n = 514) experienced at least 1 miscarriage, 5% (n = 95) reported having at least 1 abortion. Mean maternal age was predicted with miscarriage and induced abortion (OR = 1.06 [CI: 1.04-1.08; P < 0.001] and OR = 1.08 [CI: 1.04-1.12; P < 0.001] respectively). Women in the southern/eastern region of T & uuml;rkiye experienced 4.24 times (95% CI = 1.50-12.02; P < 0.01) more abortions than in the western/central region. Women who are related to their spouses had an abortion 1.91 times (95% CI = 1.06-3.43; P < 0.05) more frequently than non-related couples. Conclusions: The rate of miscarriages and induced abortions is high among Syrian refugee women in T & uuml;rkiye. Regional differences, maternal age, and marriage between relatives have been identified as important variables that need to be taken into consideration. Interventions concentrating on those elements by the bodies concerned may thereby lessen the burden and effects of abortion and miscarriage.
dc.description.sponsorshipEuropean Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)
dc.description.sponsorshipMohammed Gharbia received an Erasmus MundusScholar from the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA) to enroll in the Erasmus Mundus Master in Public Health in Disasters,under which this project was developed.
dc.identifier.doi10.1017/dmp.2025.10162
dc.identifier.issn1935-7893
dc.identifier.issn1938-744X
dc.identifier.pmid40843465
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-105014216529
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1017/dmp.2025.10162
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12428/34789
dc.identifier.volume19
dc.identifier.wosWOS:001555663200001
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ3
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.indekslendigikaynakPubMed
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherCambridge Univ Press
dc.relation.ispartofDisaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.snmzKA_WOS_20260130
dc.subjectmiscarriage
dc.subjectinduced abortion
dc.subjectpregnancy outcomes
dc.subjectreproductive health
dc.subjecthealth survey
dc.subjectSyrian refugee women
dc.subjectT & uuml;rkiye
dc.titleDeterminants of Miscarriage and Induced Abortion Among Married Syrian Refugee Women in Turkiye: A National Population-Based Study
dc.typeArticle

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