Introduction Existing estimates of contraceptive use in Tanzania rely on cross-sectional or
retrospective study designs. This study used a 2-year, retrospective, month-by-month …

Abstract Background Mother-to-Child-Transmission (MTCT) of HIV is still a public health
problem in sub-Saharan Africa. The region has a high unmet need for family planning and …

Introduction: Tanzania is among of the African countries with high maternal and child
mortality rates and fast growing population. It also has high fertility rate and a huge unmet …

In Africa, high discontinuation of contraceptive use is thwarting goals for healthy birth
spacing or limiting childbearing. This paper investigates how well the contraception program …

Abstract Background Papua New Guinea has one of the lowest contraceptive prevalence
rates among women of reproductive age in the Western Pacific Region and this makes …

BACKGROUND: Little is known about what factors correlate with hormonal contraceptive
(HC) use in HIV-infected women in sub-Saharan Africa. METHODS: We assessed the trends …

Objectives This study aimed to examine patterns and determinants of modern contraceptive
discontinuation among women in Kenya. Methods Secondary analysis was conducted using …

Background Contraceptive use initiation and continuation is one of the major interventions
for reducing maternal deaths worldwide. Nigeria aimed to achieve a 27% prevalence rate of …

Objective Zambia is among the world's top 10 countries with higher fertility rate (5.5
births/woman); unmet family planning need for births spacing (14%) and limiting births (7%) …

Background This paper provides estimates of contraceptive discontinuation and failure rates
in a poor urban setting in Ghana. Contraceptive use is for the purposes of preventing …