Unintended pregnancy and contraceptive use among women in low- and middle-income countries: systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Unintended pregnancy is a leading cause of maternal mortality associated with abortion, inadequate contraceptive use, contraceptive failure, and contraceptive discontinuation in low- and middle-income countries. Most unintended pregnancies occur in regions with limited availability of maternal health services, resulting in a significant number of maternal deaths. Therefore, this review aimed to assess the overall prevalence of unintended pregnancy among women using contraceptives in low- and middle-income countries.

Method

PubMed, Science Direct, Google Scholar, Scopus, and the Ethiopian University Online Library were searched. Data were extracted using Microsoft Excel and analyzed using STATA statistical software (version 14). Publication bias was checked using

SUBMITTER: Gelaw KA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10666441 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature