Immediate postpartum family planning utilization and its associated factors among postpartum women in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

ABSTRACT:

Background

Family planning integration in areas where women contact the healthcare system routinely is essential for addressing the high unmet need for family planning among postpartum women and reducing the risk of short interpregnancies. Immediate postpartum family planning (IPPFP) is an integrated service, and opportunities exist for women by providing family planning (FP) counseling and contraceptives as part of care following childbirth within 48 h. Therefore, this review aimed to assess the pooled estimate of immediate postpartum family planning utilization and its associated factors in Ethiopia.

Method

Electronic databases were used to conduct an extensive search of all published studies, and the digital library was used to identify any unpublished studies. An obse

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PROVIDER: S-EPMC10478094 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature