Availability and readiness of healthcare facilities and their effects on long-acting modern contraceptive use in Bangladesh: analysis of linked data

MN Khan, S Akter, MM Islam - BMC health services research, 2022 - Springer
Aim Increasing access to long-acting modern contraceptives (LMAC) is one of the key
factors in preventing unintended pregnancy and protecting women's health rights. However …

Effects of lower tiers of government healthcare facilities on unmet need for contraception and contraception use in Bangladesh

MN Khan, SJ Khanam, MMA Khan, MM Islam… - PloS one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background In low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), including Bangladesh, modern
contraception use remains lower than desired, resulting in a higher unmet need. A potential …

A population-level data linkage study to explore the association between health facility level factors and unintended pregnancy in Bangladesh

MN Khan, ML Harris, MN Huda, D Loxton - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of health facility-level factors,
including the availability of long-acting modern contraceptives (LAMC) at the nearest health …

The influence of health facility-level access measures on modern contraceptive use in Kinshasa, DRC

S Babazadeh, P Anglewicz, JM Wisniewski… - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Expanding access to family planning (FP) is a principal objective of global family planning
efforts and has been a driving force of national family planning programs in recent years …

Client-centered counseling and facilitation in improving modern contraceptive uptake in urban slum of Karachi Pakistan

ZZ Fazal, NUH Zeeshan, G Moin, A Bachlany, Y Shafiq… - PloS one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background Population growth in Pakistan necessitates the implementation of
comprehensive family planning (FP) initiatives. The adoption of modern contraceptives …

Association of programmatic factors with low contraceptive prevalence rates in a rural area of Bangladesh

H Kabir, NC Saha, E Oliveras, R Gazi - Reproductive Health, 2013 - Springer
Objective The study was conducted to identify selected programmatic factors relating to low
contraceptive-use in a low-performing rural sub-district in Sylhet division of Bangladesh …

Assessing predictors of contraceptive use and demand for family planning services in underserved areas of Punjab province in Pakistan: results of a cross-sectional …

SK Azmat, M Ali, M Ishaque, G Mustafa, W Hameed… - Reproductive health, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Background Although Pakistan was one of the first countries in Asia to launch
national family planning programs, current modern contraceptive use stands at only 26 …

Availability and readiness of healthcare facilities and their effects on antenatal care services uptake in Bangladesh

MN Khan, MB Alam, AR Chowdhury, MA Kabir… - BMC Health Services …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 3.7 aims to ensure universal
access to sexual and reproductive healthcare services, where antenatal care (ANC) is a …

Prevalence and determinants of contraceptive method use among Bangladeshi women of reproductive age: a multilevel multinomial analysis

S Kundu, S Kundu, MA Rahman, H Kabir… - BMC public health, 2022 - Springer
Background Much scholarly debate has centered on Bangladesh's family planning program
(FPP) in lowering the country's fertility rate. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of …

Individual, community and service environment factors associated with modern contraceptive use in five Sub-Saharan African countries: A multilevel, multinomial …

LA Zimmerman, SO Bell, Q Li, A Morzenti, P Anglewicz… - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
The importance of the family planning service environment and community-level factors on
contraceptive use has long been studied. Few studies, however, have been able to link …