This study has been carried out to determine the usage level of family planning method among the women aged between 15-49 in Uydukent nursing home district in Bingöl city.

Using n=Nt²pq²/d²(N-1)+t²pq (t=1.96, p=0.70, d=0.05), 303 women out of 5003 aged between 15-49 living in the private hospital district have been chosen. Through recurrent visits, all the women in the sample, have been accessed.

79.2% of the participants are within the range of 25-39. 31.4% out of the women in the study, are either illiterate or literate but didn't receive any formal education, namely didn't graduate from a school. 83.2% of the women participated in the study apply a method. From those methods, 60.1% is an efficient method while 23.1% is an inefficient one. The most frequently used methods are retreat ( 23.1%), RİA (21.5), condom (19.8%) and pills (13.9%). The average pregnancy rate is 2.73±1.61, abortion rate is 0.07±0.35. 33.7% of those reported that they prefer the method since it is reliable, while the rest of 20% prefer another method for being healthier. 39.6% of those who don't use a method pointed out that they don't apply a method as they don't want to have a child . It has been established that with the rise of educational level, there is a positive effect on the perceived healt situation. The higher the socio economical level, the more frequently the usage of the method is used.

As a result, the rate of using family planning methods among the women aged between 15-49 in Uydukent nursing home district in Bingöl city is rather high. However, the rate of using an efficient method is low. In order to increase the rate of efficient method, the educational programmes should be extended to all of those needing and should also be permanent.