Demand for family planning satisfied by modern methods in Ghana: trends and inequalities (2013-2022).

ABSTRACT:

Background

In Ghana, while coverage of demand for family planning satisfied by modern methods (mDFPS) has increased, substantial inequalities persist across demographic and geographic factors. This study aims to assess mDFPS trends from 2013 to 2022, with a focus on inequalities related to residence, education, and wealth, and identifying the determinants of mDFPS.

Methods

Using data from Performance Monitoring Action (PMA) (2013-2017) and Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) (2022), an evaluation of the trends of demand for family planning satisfied by modern methods (mDFPS) was assessed from 2013 to 2022 with the corresponding annual average rate of change. Absolute complex measures of inequalities (SII and WMADM) were used to identify wealth, education and regional r

SUBMITTER: Obeng AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12044886 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature