SynthesisAfrican health sciences2024
Prevalence of unmet need for family planning and unintended pregnancies among women of reproductive age living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effect of behavioral interventions on contraceptive use among women living with HIV: Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Reproductive health · 2026Pooled it
- Unmet need for family planning among reproductive-age women living with HIV in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC women's health · 2026Pooled it
- User and Provider Experiences with a Digital Health Family Planning Counseling Tool for Women Living with HIV in Kenya.Studies in family planning · 2026Trial
- Uptake of family planning methods among adults presenting with genital ulcers at community posts and public outpatient health facilities in central Uganda.Contraception and reproductive medicine · 2026Article
- Understanding Risk Factors for Unmet Contraceptive Needs Among Married and Cohabiting Women in Sub-Saharan Africa: Evidence from 22 Countries.Rwanda journal of medicine and health sciences · 2026Article
- User experiences with a digital health family planning counseling tool for women living with HIV in Kenya.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2025Article
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Abstract
Introduction: Family planning is an effective intervention for women living with HIV who do not desire to have children to reduce vertical transmission and infant- and pregnancy-related mortality. Objectives: We aimed to evaluate the prevalence of unmet need for family planning (UFP) and unintended pregnancies among women living with HIV in sub-Saharan Africa. Methods: This was a systematic review that searched databases from March 2007 to December 2021. UFP was defined as women who were sexually active and did not desire to have additional children (unmet need for limiting), or who delayed their next pregnancy (unmet need for spacing) but were not using any contraception. Unintended pregnancies were defined as women who reported that their last pregnancy was unintended. Forest plots were used to present the pooled prevalence with a 95% confidence interval (CI). Results: Total of 35 articles were included. Overall, the pooled prevalence of UFP was 30.1% (95%CI, 26.4-33.9). The pooled prevalence of unmet need for spacing was 11.9% and 14.2% for limiting.. The pooled prevalence of unintended pregnancy was 16.5% (95%CI, 9.4-25.1). Conclusion: Three in ten women of reproductive age living with HIV in Africa have UFP. Efforts to prevent unsafe abortions from unintended pregnancies are needed to minimize the UFP.
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