Background Despite the global reduction in under-five mortality, still many children die
before their fifth birthday in Ethiopia. The main aim of this study was to identify determinants …

Background unmet need for family planning is a common cause of uninteded pregnancy
which mostly end up with abortion. Many studies were conducted on predictors of unmet …

Background: Despite the many supply-and demand-side interventions aimed at increasing
contraceptive uptake, the modern contraceptive prevalence rate in Nigeria has remained …

Background Method-specific contraceptive prevalence varies widely globally, as huge
variations exist in the use of different types of contraception, with short-term methods being …

Objective This study attempts to estimate the impact of reducing the unmet need for family
planning on the key maternal and child health indicators in India from 1993 to 2016, and …

Background There is limited evidence on the unmet need for contraceptives among married
reproductive-age women especially in developing countries like Ethiopia. Thus, this study …

Background Out of Pocket (OOP) payment continues to persist as the major mode of
payment for healthcare in Nigeria despite the introduction of the National Health Insurance …

Background. Evidence suggests that equitable provision of contraceptive services can help
women achieve their reproductive goals and has significant impact on reducing the rates …

Background Remarkable reduction in global under-five mortality has been seen over the
past two decades. However, Ethiopia is among the five countries which account for about …

Background The under-five child mortality rate is a widely accepted indicator of the
development of a country as well as reflects the country's health care system and quality of …