Ayşe Akın

Biographic Data

ID8370290
NAMEAyşe Akın
GIVEN NAMESAyşe
FAMILY NAMEAkın
SIGNATUREAKIN A
AFFILIATIONSHacettepe University
ORCID0000-0003-2379-3325
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS4
TOTAL CITATIONS3
WORKS AS AUTHOR4
WORKS AS EDITOR0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2004
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2025
H-INDEX1

  • Level of completion of maternity continuum of care among ever-married women

    Open AccessAdam Mohamed, Ayşe Akın et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Introduction Somalia is continuing to recover from three decades of underdevelopment, political instability, civil unrest, and protracted humanitarian crises. However, Somalia has one of the lowest maternal health indicators in the world. For instance, the maternal mortality ratio is 621 per 100,000 live births. Extra efforts are needed to improve maternal health. In this study, we aim to investigate the level of completion and coverage along the…

  • The unmet need for safe abortion in Turkey

    Sare Mihciokur, Sare Mıhçıokur et al.ARTICLEReproductive Health Matters2014Cited by: 1References: 10

    Abortion has been legal and safe in Turkey since 1983, but the unmet need for safe abortion services remains high. Many medical practitioners believe that the introduction of medical abortion would address this. However, since 2012 there has been political opposition to the provision of abortion services. The government has been threatening to restrict the law, and following an administrative change in booking of appointments, some hospital clini…

  • Study Supports the Introduction of Early Medical Abortion in Turkey

    Ayse Akin, Ayşe Akın et al.ARTICLEReproductive Health Matters2005Cited by: 1References: 8

    In Turkey, there is an unmet need for induced abortion services provided by the public health services, especially in rural and semi-urban areas. The objective of this clinical study was to show that early medical abortion could be introduced safely in Turkey to improve women's access to services. In the study, women aged 18-49 up to 56 days of pregnancy were offered a choice between medical abortion with 200mg mifepristone followed by 400mcg ora…

  • The Role and Influence of Stakeholders and Donors on Reproductive Health Services in Turkey

    Sevkat B Ozvari, Şevkat Bahar Özvarış et al.ARTICLEReproductive Health Matters2004Cited by: 1References: 1

    Since 1965, Turkey has followed on anti-natalist population policy and made significant progress in improving sexual and reproductive health. This paper presents a critical review of the national reproductive health policies and programmes of Turkey and discusses the influence of national and international stakeholders and donors on policy and implementation. While government health services have played the primary role in meeting sexual and repr…