ArticleContraception and reproductive medicine2025
Unmet family planning needs in Malaysia: prevalence, associated factors, and implications for targeted interventions.
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- Antenatal depression and associated obstetric and psychosocial factors among pregnant women attending the public health clinics in Malaysia.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Prevalence and factors associated with modern and dual contraceptive use among women living with HIV in Cross River State, Nigeria: a cross-sectional study.Contraception and reproductive medicine · 2026Article
- Factors associated with unplanned pregnancy among Malaysian women of reproductive age: evidence from SEACO Segamat project.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Factors associated with unmet need for family planning among adolescent and young married women in Pakistan.Women's health (London, England)Article
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backgroundFamily planning is a fundamental strategy to enhance the well-being of women, their partners, and children however, disparities among certain groups of women of reproductive age (WR) persist. This study aims to estimate the prevalence of unmet family planning needs among WR in Malaysia and its associated factors.
methodsData from the 2022 national health survey were utilized. Face-to-face interviews were conducted using a standard questionnaire on contraceptive use among the eligible WR who provided written consent. Unmet needs refer to fecund WR who are not using any contraceptive method but wish to either limit childbearing (cease having children) or space pregnancies (delay their next birth).
resultsOut of 1,987 eligible WR, 1,877 respondents were interviewed, resulting in an 86.6% response rate. This study focused on 1,236 WR who were currently married or in a union and fecund. The prevalence of unmet family planning needs was 26.7% (95% CI: 22.6, 31.3) with 20.7% (95% CI: 17.1, 24.8) attributed to unmet needs for limiting and 6.0% (95% CI: 3.9, 9.3) for spacing. Unmet family planning needs were associated with WR who resided in Peninsular Malaysia (adjusted Odds Ratio (aOR) = 2.42, 95% CI: 1.36, 4.30), those employed in the private sector (aOR = 2.07, 95% CI: 1.16, 3.66), and those aged 35 years and above (aOR = 1.70, 95% CI: 1.08, 2.66).
conclusionsUnmet family planning needs are prevalent in Malaysia and associated with specific WR groups. An in-depth study should follow these findings to identify barriers in accessing family planning services, which are currently available.
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