Domestic violence laws and women's unmet need for family planning: Quasi-experimental evidence from Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Approximately 164 million women report an unmet need for family planning globally. This has far-reaching consequences for the health of women and their children. Women's exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV) is strongly linked to increased unmet need as IPV likely affects both women's desire for contraception and their ability to access it. Around 245 million women were subject to physical and/or sexual IPV by an intimate partner in the past twelve months alone, making it the most common form of violence against women. Yet, laws that prohibit domestic violence (DV) are not universal and countries actively debate whether legal provisions are effective in deterring and reducing its harmful impacts. This study examines the impact of DV laws on women's unmet need for f

SUBMITTER: Bhuwania P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12034134 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature