ArticleJournal of global health2019
Time trends in demand for family planning satisfied: analysis of 73 countries using national health surveys over a 24-year period.
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- Association between women's empowerment and demand for family planning satisfied among Christians and Muslims in multireligious African countries.BMJ global health · 2024Article
- Policies for expanding family planning coverage: lessons from five successful countries.Frontiers in public health · 2024Review
- Women's marital status and use of family planning services across male- and female-headed households in low- and middle-income countries.Journal of global health · 2023Article
- Socio-economic and education related inequities in use of modern contraceptive in seven sub-regions in Uganda.BMC health services research · 2023Article
- What are the sources of contraceptives for married and unmarried adolescents: Health services or friends? Analysis of 59 low- and middle-income countries.Frontiers in public health · 2023Article
- Association between pregnancy planning or intention and early child development: A systematic scoping review.PLOS global public health · 2023Article
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- Unmet Family Planning Need Globally: A Clarion Call for Sharpening Current Research Frame Works.Open access journal of contraception · 2023Article
- Four in ten married women demands satisfied by modern contraceptives in high fertility sub-Saharan Africa countries: a multilevel analysis of demographic and health surveys.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Using machine learning to understand determinants of IUD use in India: Analyses of the National Family Health Surveys (NFHS-4).SSM - population health · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundUniversal access to family planning is key to extend its health and economic benefits worldwide. Our aim was to track progress in demand for family planning satisfied with modern methods (mDFPS) and its inequalities in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).
methodsAnalyses were based on Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys carried out between 1993 and 2017 in 73 LMICs, using data for married women aged 15-49 years. We estimated trends in mDFPS coverage by country and world region and evaluated trends in wealth-based inequalities. The analyses pooling all countries together were stratified by wealth quintiles, area of residence and woman's age. mDFPS coverage in 2030 for each country was predicted using a linear model.
resultsOverall, mDFPS increased and poor-rich gaps narrowed. Eastern & Southern Africa showed an average increase of 1.5 percentage points (p.p.) a year, being the region with the fastest progress. West & Central Africa had an increase in mDFPS of 1 p.p. a year but current coverage is still below 40%. Generally, inequalities were reduced, except for West & Central Africa and Europe & Central Asia where almost no change was observed. The country with the fastest progress in mDFPS was Rwanda, with an increase of 5 p.p./y, while Timor Leste had the fastest reduction in absolute inequality, less 3.8 p.p./y. Inequalities by area of residence were reduced, but large gaps remain. A similar trend was observed for different age groups. If the current trend is not accelerated, 44 countries will not achieve universal coverage in mDFPS by 2030.
conclusionsGenerally, mDFPS is increasing and inequalities are decreasing. However, progress is slow in some regions, especially West & Central Africa, where low coverage is combined with high levels of inequalities. Efforts to increase family planning coverage must be prioritized in countries where progress is slow or inexistent.
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