Background: Low contraceptive use among all other factors have been implicated in rapid population growth seen low and lower middle-income countries (LLMICs). This can be attributed to poor knowledge attitude of the populace towards modern contraceptives. Aim: To determine knowledge, practice contraception pregnant women attending ANC at University Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital (UPTH) Harcour...

background: the reports of a rise in contraceptive practices have not been matched by a similar decrease in population: therefore, there is a need to look into the causes of this discrepancy. the objectives of this study were to determine the prevalence of different methods of contraception used by egyptian women, to compare different contraception methods used among various socio-demographic g...

BACKGROUND Over two thirds of women who need contraception in Uganda lack access to modern effective methods. This study was conducted to estimate the potential cost-effectiveness of achieving universal access to modern contraceptives in Uganda by implementing a hypothetical new contraceptive program (NCP) from both societal and governmental (Ministry of Health (MoH)) perspectives. METHODOLOG...

BACKGROUND Currently, family planning metrics derived from nationally-representative household surveys such as the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) categorise women into those desiring to space or limit (permanently stop) births, or according to their age in the case of young women. This conceptualisation potentially ignores a large and growing group of young women who desire to delay a fir...

Background: In Burkina Faso, efforts have been made between 2010 and 2015 to address the low levels of contraceptive utilization. However, socio-cultural context in country still reinforces traditional gender roles, status for women, a strong desire larger families. The objectives this study are twofold: 1) analyze trends reversible modern prevalence, 2) identify factors influencing use contrac...

The objective of the study was to determine the spatial variation in modern contraceptive use and unmet need for family planning across the counties of Kenya and to examine whether the spatial patterns were associated with inequalities in physical access to health facilities. Data were obtained from the 2008-2009 Kenya Demographic and Health Survey and linked to the location of health facilitie...