Despite narratives about empowering women through contraception, global family planning
programs are evaluated primarily by their ability to increase contraceptive uptake and …

Sexually active women in developing countries who have an unmet need for contraception,
meaning they wish to avoid pregnancy but are not using any contraceptive (traditional or …

Background Addressing the unmet need for modern contraception underpins the goal of all
family planning and contraception programs. Contraceptive discontinuation among those in …

Background The balance between increasing men's participation in family planning and
rights-based initiatives favoring women's empowerment is highlighted with the issue of …

Background Unmet need for family planning points to the gap between women's
reproductive desire to avoid pregnancy and contraceptive behaviour. An estimated 222 …

The level of unmet need for contraception—an important motivator of international family
planning programs and policies—has declined only slightly in recent decades. This study …

Recent research from Kinshasa, DRC, has shown that only one in five married women uses
modern contraception; over one quarter have an unmet need for family planning; and almost …

In 2017, just one-fifth of all married women of reproductive age reported using contraception
in Kaduna state, Nigeria, while many more experienced unmet need for contraception …

METHODS: Data came from the latest round of Demographic and Health Surveys conducted
between 2006 and 2008 in Namibia, Zambia, Ghana and Uganda. Responses from married …

Objective To identify reasons for non‐use of modern family planning in Rwanda, to examine
specific barriers to contraception, and to explore psychosocial factors influencing modern …