Background Women's decision-making power influences the use of family planning. It is one
of the denied fundamental rights of women, particularly in developing countries. Objective …

Introduction Unmet need for family planning is defined as the percentage of sexually active
and fecund women who want to delay the next birth (birth spacing) or who want to stop …

Background The aim of the current study was to examine the prevalence and predictors of
unmet need for contraception among women in sexual unions in Benin. Methods Data for …

This study examined the associations between women's empowerment and unmet family
planning needs in five low-and middle-income countries in Southeast Asia using …

Background Unmet need for contraception is highest in low-and middle-income countries. In
Papua New Guinea, about 26% of married women and 65% of unmarried sexually active …

Although oral contraceptives (OC) are widely used, few national-level epidemiologic studies
have evaluated the prevalence of OC use and factors related to their use in Korea. We …

The current study investigated the trends and factors associated with the unmet need for
family planning (FP) for limiting and spacing births among married Tanzanian women …

Abstract Background In Ghana, there is an increase in contraceptive use for traditional and
modern methods in rural areas. This study seeks to examine the prevalence and …

Background Female sterilization is a safe and effective surgical procedure of achieving
contraception. There is disparity in the prevalence of female sterilization globally, with high …

Abstract Background Sierra Leone grapples with a concerning reality: a high unmet need for
contraception among adolescents and young women (AYW). This translates to a multitude of …