What is it about?
Unmet need for family planning is a major cause of low contraceptive prevalence rates in developing countries. This paper examines the unmet need for family planning services and related factors among currently married women in Bishoftu town in Eastern Ethiopia.
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Why is it important?
Our findings show that the unmet need for family planning was higher in the study area compared with the United Nations sphere standard of unmet need for family planning and the national average value. Maternal age, educational status, occupation, the desired number of children, and being visited by healthcare providers in the last 12 months were found to be determinants of unmet needs for family planning.
Perspectives
This article affirms the findings of another setting where the unmet need for family planning remains a major gap in an effort to enhance family planning services and improve the health of women. Unless family planning service needs are met and satisfied by the target population, aspired goals related to maternal health will be less likely to be attained.
Dawit Wolde Daka
Jimma University
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This page is a summary of: Unmet need for family planning and associated factors among currently married women of reproductive age in Bishoftu town, Eastern Ethiopia, PLoS ONE, December 2021, PLOS,
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0260972.
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