ReviewJournal of biosocial science2017
WOMEN'S EMPOWERMENT AND FAMILY PLANNING: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE.
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112 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Does family planning use empower women? A systematic review of the evidence.Reproductive health · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of family planning education given to married illiterate women of reproductive age via visual material support on family planning related attitudes and contraceptive preferences: the example of Viranşehir, Türkiye.BMC women's health · 2025Trial
- Family planning use and correlates among female sex workers in a community empowerment HIV prevention intervention in Iringa, Tanzania: a case for tailored programming.BMC public health · 2021Trial
- Developing a Digital Marketplace for Family Planning: Pilot Randomized Encouragement Trial.Journal of medical Internet research · 2018Trial
- Multilevel analysis of women's empowerment and maternal high-risk fertility behavior in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2011-2022.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Modern contraceptive discontinuation and demand-and-supply-side method-mix in urban settings in Eastern Uganda: a mixed methods study.Contraception and reproductive medicine · 2026Article
- Geospatial and multilevel analysis of lifetime HIV testing uptake among high-risk adults in Mozambique: evidence from the 2022-2023 DHS.International journal of health geographics · 2026Article
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- Understanding clients' and providers' perspectives on the implementation of subcutaneous depot medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA-SC) for self-injection programming in Nigeria.BMJ global health · 2026Article
- Determinants of contraceptive use among married women in Rwanda: evidence from women's empowerment-related indicators in the 2019/2020 Demographic and Health Survey.BMJ public health · 2026Article
- Beyond individual choice: Exploring pathways linking couple dynamics with Unintended Pregnancy and Birth in India.PloS one · 2026Article
- Assessing patterns, barriers, and motivations for family planning utilization among currently pregnant women in Nigeria: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2026Article
- Predictors of postpartum modern contraceptive use intentions among pregnant women in urban Ghana: a cross-sectional study.The Pan African medical journal · 2026Article
- Advancing Climate Mitigation, Adaptation, and Equity Simultaneously: The Transformative Potential of Investments in Gender Equality.Public health reviews · 2026Article
- Multilevel analysis of factors associated with abortion among adolescents in Uganda insights from UDHS 2022 dataset.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Assessing geographic variation in women's decision-making power across 720 districts in India, 2016-2021.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- Linking women's empowerment to modern contraceptive use: evidence from the Tanzania demographic and health survey 2022.BMC women's health · 2025Article
- Multi-level analysis of pregnancy termination among sexually active married women in developing countries.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- The Effect of Women's Empowerment on Unmet Needs for Family Planning in Tanzania: Analysis of 2022 Tanzania Demographic and Health Survey (TDHS).BMC public health · 2025Article
- Does prolonged postpartum insusceptibility undercut the impact of postpartum family planning programming in Sub-Saharan Africa?Reproductive health · 2025Article
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Abstract
This paper reviews the literature examining the relationship between women's empowerment and contraceptive use, unmet need for contraception and related family planning topics in developing countries. Searches were conducted using PubMed, Popline and Web of Science search engines in May 2013 to examine literature published between January 1990 and December 2012. Among the 46 articles included in the review, the majority were conducted in South Asia (n=24). Household decision-making (n=21) and mobility (n=17) were the most commonly examined domains of women's empowerment. Findings show that the relationship between empowerment and family planning is complex, with mixed positive and null associations. Consistently positive associations between empowerment and family planning outcomes were found for most family planning outcomes but those investigations represented fewer than two-fifths of the analyses. Current use of contraception was the most commonly studied family planning outcome, examined in more than half the analyses, but reviewed articles showed inconsistent findings. This review provides the first critical synthesis of the literature and assesses existing evidence between women's empowerment and family planning use.
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