Time trends in demand for family planning satisfied: analysis of 73 countries using national health surveys over a 24-year period.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Universal access to family planning is key to extend its health and economic benefits worldwide. Our aim was to track progress in demand for family planning satisfied with modern methods (mDFPS) and its inequalities in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

Methods

Analyses were based on Demographic and Health Surveys and Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys carried out between 1993 and 2017 in 73 LMICs, using data for married women aged 15-49 years. We estimated trends in mDFPS coverage by country and world region and evaluated trends in wealth-based inequalities. The analyses pooling all countries together were stratified by wealth quintiles, area of residence and woman's age. mDFPS coverage in 2030 for each country was predicted using a linear model.

Result

SUBMITTER: Hellwig F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6820067 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature