Unmet need for family planning among married women in sub-Saharan Africa: a meta-analysis of DHS data (1995 - 2020).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Closing the gap of unmet needs for family planning (FP) in sub-Saharan Africa remains critical in improving maternal and child health outcomes. Determining the prevalence of unmet needs for family planning among married women in the reproductive age is vital for designing effective sexual reproductive health interventions and programmes. Here, we use nationally representative data drawn from sub-Saharan countries to estimate and examine heterogeneity of unmet needs for family planning among currently married women of reproductive age.

Methods

This study used secondary data from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) conducted between January 1, 1995 to December 31, 2020 from 37 countries in sub-Saharan African. An Inverse Heterogeneity model (IVhet) in MetaXL applic

SUBMITTER: Phiri M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9832678 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature