Spatial variations in family planning demand to limit childbearing and the demand satisfied with modern methods in sub-Saharan Africa
Plain Language Summary In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), studies have shown that the proportion of married women who want to stop having children has been increasing as well as the proportion using modern contraceptive methods among them. These studies also indicated that this proportion of women are hig...
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| author | Babayemi O. Olakunde Jennifer R. Pharr Daniel A. Adeyinka Lung-Chang Chien Rebecca D. Benfield Francisco S. Sy |
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| description | Plain Language Summary In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), studies have shown that the proportion of married women who want to stop having children has been increasing as well as the proportion using modern contraceptive methods among them. These studies also indicated that this proportion of women are higher in certain regions of Africa than the others. To extend these previous findings, we performed geographical analysis to assess how the proportion of married/in-union women who want to stop having children and the ones using modern methods among them differ geographically. Our findings indicated that neighboring countries where the proportion of married/in-union women who want to stop having children was higher than the overall average were concentrated in eastern and southern Africa (ESA), while neighboring countries in which the proportion of married/in-union women who want to stop having children was lower than the overall average were concentrated in western and central Africa (WCA). Similarly, the results also showed that neighboring countries where the proportion of married/in-union women using modern contraceptive methods among those who want to stop having children was lower than the overall average were concentrated in WCA. Our findings suggest that increasing joint decision making on family planning and uptake of antenatal care in SSA may improve the use of modern contraceptive methods among married/in-union women who want to stop childbearing. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6ba53fbcaa424a50a31b1c03b08904942022-12-22T00:32:58ZengBMCReproductive Health1742-47552022-06-0119111210.1186/s12978-022-01451-5Spatial variations in family planning demand to limit childbearing and the demand satisfied with modern methods in sub-Saharan AfricaBabayemi O. Olakunde0Jennifer R. Pharr1Daniel A. Adeyinka2Lung-Chang Chien3Rebecca D. Benfield4Francisco S. Sy5Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, University of NevadaDepartment of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, University of NevadaDepartment of Community Health and Epidemiology, University of SaskatchewanDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of NevadaSchool of Nursing, University of NevadaDepartment of Environmental and Occupational Health, School of Public Health, University of NevadaPlain Language Summary In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), studies have shown that the proportion of married women who want to stop having children has been increasing as well as the proportion using modern contraceptive methods among them. These studies also indicated that this proportion of women are higher in certain regions of Africa than the others. To extend these previous findings, we performed geographical analysis to assess how the proportion of married/in-union women who want to stop having children and the ones using modern methods among them differ geographically. Our findings indicated that neighboring countries where the proportion of married/in-union women who want to stop having children was higher than the overall average were concentrated in eastern and southern Africa (ESA), while neighboring countries in which the proportion of married/in-union women who want to stop having children was lower than the overall average were concentrated in western and central Africa (WCA). Similarly, the results also showed that neighboring countries where the proportion of married/in-union women using modern contraceptive methods among those who want to stop having children was lower than the overall average were concentrated in WCA. Our findings suggest that increasing joint decision making on family planning and uptake of antenatal care in SSA may improve the use of modern contraceptive methods among married/in-union women who want to stop childbearing.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-022-01451-5Demand satisfiedFertility-limiting behavior, geographical distributionSpatial analysis, Family planning |
| spellingShingle | Babayemi O. Olakunde Jennifer R. Pharr Daniel A. Adeyinka Lung-Chang Chien Rebecca D. Benfield Francisco S. Sy Spatial variations in family planning demand to limit childbearing and the demand satisfied with modern methods in sub-Saharan Africa Reproductive Health Demand satisfied Fertility-limiting behavior, geographical distribution Spatial analysis, Family planning |
| title | Spatial variations in family planning demand to limit childbearing and the demand satisfied with modern methods in sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_full | Spatial variations in family planning demand to limit childbearing and the demand satisfied with modern methods in sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_fullStr | Spatial variations in family planning demand to limit childbearing and the demand satisfied with modern methods in sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Spatial variations in family planning demand to limit childbearing and the demand satisfied with modern methods in sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_short | Spatial variations in family planning demand to limit childbearing and the demand satisfied with modern methods in sub-Saharan Africa |
| title_sort | spatial variations in family planning demand to limit childbearing and the demand satisfied with modern methods in sub saharan africa |
| topic | Demand satisfied Fertility-limiting behavior, geographical distribution Spatial analysis, Family planning |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-022-01451-5 |
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