Modern contraceptive availability and stockouts: a multi-country analysis of trends in supply and consumption.

ABSTRACT: Approximately 214 million women of reproductive age lack adequate access to contraception for their family planning needs, yet patterns of contraceptive availability have seldom been examined. With growing demand for contraceptives in some areas, low contraceptive method availability and stockouts are thought to be major drivers of unmet need among women of reproductive age, though evidence for this is limited. In this research, we examined trends in stockouts, method availability and consumption of specific contraceptive methods in urban areas of four sub-Saharan African countries (Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya and Nigeria) and India. We used representative survey data from the Performance Monitoring for Action Agile Project that were collected in quarterly intervals a

SUBMITTER: Muhoza P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8058948 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature