Lower infant mortality, higher household size, and more access to contraception reduce fertility in low- and middle-income nations

Although average contraceptive use has increased globally in recent decades, an estimated 222 million (26%) of women of child-bearing age worldwide face an unmet need for family planning—defined as a discrepancy between fertility preferences and contraception practice, or failing to translate desire...

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Main Authors: Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Claire Perry, Melinda A. Judge, Chitra M. Saraswati, Jane Heyworth, Peter N. Le Souëf
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9946217/?tool=EBI