Amaç: Bu çalismada, Çorum, Merkez saglik ocaklarindan biri olan Mimar Sinan Saglik Ocagi bölgesindeki 15-49 yas evli kadinlarin dogurganlik özellikleri ve etkileyen faktörlerin incelenmesi amaçlanmistir. Yöntem: Kesitsel tipte olan arastirma, Mimar Sinan Saglik Ocagi bölgesinde, tabakali rastgele örnekleme yöntemi kullanilarak seçilen 280 evli kadini kapsamaktadir. Veriler, Nisan-Mayis 1997 tarihleri arasinda, yüz-yüze anket teknigiyle toplanmistir. Verilerin analizi SPSS programinda, nonparametrik testler kullanilarak yapilmistir. Bulgular: Kadinlarin yas ortalamasi 32 ? 0.5 olup, % 71' i ilkokul mezunudur. Ortalama ilk evlilik yasi 17.7, ortalama gebelik sayisi 3.7, ortalama canli dogum sayisi 2.8, ortalama düsük sayisi 0.75 olarak saptanmistir. Düsüklerin üçte ikisini istemli düsükler olusturmaktadir. Lojistik regresyon analiziyle, kadinin yasi, ilk gebelik yasi, egitim düzeyi ve esinin egitim düzeyi riskli dogurganlik davranisi olan dört ve daha fazla canli dogum yapmada birinci derecede etkili olan faktörler olarak belirlenmistir. Sonuç: Mimar Sinan Saglik Ocagi bölgesinde yasayan 15-49 yas evli kadinlarin dogurganlik düzeyinin hem 1990 Durum Saptama Arastirmasi hem de 1995 Degerlendirme Arastirmasi Çorum Il'i verileriyle karsilastirildiginda daha düsük oldugu saptanmistir. Anahtar sözcükler: Kadin Sagligi, Dogurganlik, Düsük, Demografi

Objective: The purpose of the study is to evaluate the fertility levels of the married women aged 15-49 with the influincing factors who were living in the responsibility area of Mimar Sinan Health Unit at the centrum of Çorum. Methods: This cross-sectional study includes 280 women who were selected by stratified random sampling method. Data were collected by administering a face to face questionnaire during April-May 1997. Data analysis was done by SPSS using nonparametric statistical tests. Results: The mean age of the women was 32.0 and 71% of whom completed primary school. The mean age at first marriage was 17.7, mean number of pregnancies is 3.7, mean number of children ever born was 2.8 and mean number of abortions was 0.75. Three quarter of the abortions were induced. Age of the women, age at first pregnancy, education level of woman and her husband were found to be the most important factors in performing four and more live births by using logistic regression analysis. Conclusion: Fertility indicators of the sample group were lower than the indicators reported in 1990 Baseline Survey and 1995 Evaluation Survey conducted on women living in Çorum. Keywords: Women Health, Fertility, Abortion, Demography