Unmet Need for Family Planning among Urban and Rural Married Women in Yangon Region, Myanmar—a Cross-Sectional Study
| Autor: | Hein Stigum, Tippawan Liabsuetrakul, Thein Thein Htay, Myint Myint Wai, Espen Bjertness, Aye Nyein Moe Myint, Johanne Sundby |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Rural Population Adolescent Urban Population Cross-sectional study urban and rural women Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis lcsh:Medicine Myanmar Sex Education Abortion Article Odds Unmet needs Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Pregnancy medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Contraception Behavior Health Services Needs and Demand 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine business.industry lcsh:R Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health satisfaction demand medicine.disease Contraception Cross-Sectional Studies Family planning Family Planning Services contraceptives Population study Female unmet need for family planning Rural area business Demography |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 16, Iss 19, p 3742 (2019) International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 16 Issue 19 |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 |
| Popis: | Despite increasing contraceptive use and prevalence, many women who want to avoid or delay pregnancy are not using contraceptives. This results in unintended pregnancies, which increases the risk of unsafe abortions. This study aimed to explore the extent of the unmet need for family planning (FP) among urban and rural married women in Myanmar and their demand for and satisfaction with FP. A cross-sectional survey using adapted Demographic and Health surveys questions was conducted in south and north Yangon from September 2016 to November 2016. A total of 1100 currently married women of 18&ndash 49 years participated. The contraceptive prevalence was 67.2% in total, 63% urban, and 70% rural. About 19.4% (95% CI: 16.7%&ndash 22.4%) of the studied women had an unmet need for FP, significantly higher in urban than rural women (22.6% versus 16.6%). Rural women also showed significant lesser odds (adjusted OR: 0.63 95% CI: 0.461&ndash 0.849) of unmet need than the urban counterparts. About 86% of the women had demand for contraception and 77% of them satisfied their demand. The study population revealed a fairly good contraceptive coverage however, a considerable proportion of women had an unmet need for FP, especially the urban women. The demand for contraception is increasing, and contraceptive services need to expand coverage to marginalized groups in order to reduce the risk of unsafe abortions. |
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