Demand for Contraception to Delay First Pregnancy among Young Married Women in India
In India, evidence is sparse regarding the demand for contraception to delay first pregnancy among married young people. Using data drawn from a study conducted in six Indian states among 9,572 women aged 15–24 who were married for five or fewer years, we explore the scope of this demand, the extent to which it has been satisfied, and, using logistic regression analyses, the factors correlated with contraceptive use to delay first pregnancy among those reporting demand. Findings confirm considerable demand for contraception to postpone first pregnancy (51 percent). Of those with demand, only 10 percent had practiced cont...
Source: Studies in Family Planning - June 14, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Shireen J. Jejeebhoy, K.G. Santhya, A.J. Francis Zavier Tags: UNMET NEED, CONTRACEPTIVE USE, AND FERTILITY Source Type: research
Do Natural Methods Count? Underreporting of Natural Contraception in Urban Burkina Faso
Natural methods of contraception were widely used in developed countries until the late 1960s to space and limit childbirth. In France, when the first contraceptive surveys were conducted, researchers noticed that the use of natural methods was underreported, and questions to correct for this bias were subsequently added. The Demographic and Health Surveys do not currently include questions specific to natural methods. We added such questions to the standard DHS question regarding current contraceptive use when we conducted the Health and Demographic Surveillance System of Ouagadougou (2010 Ouaga HDSS) health survey in Bur...
Source: Studies in Family Planning - June 14, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Clémentine Rossier, Leigh Senderowicz, Abdramane Soura Tags: UNMET NEED, CONTRACEPTIVE USE, AND FERTILITY Source Type: research
Reasons for Contraceptive Nonuse among Women Having Unmet Need for Contraception in Developing Countries
This study draws upon data from 51 surveys conducted between 2006 and 2013 in Africa, Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean to provide an updated review of the reasons why many married women having unmet need are not practicing contraception. We examine the reasons for contraceptive nonuse and how these reasons vary across countries and according to national levels of unmet need and contraceptive use. We present specific findings regarding the most widespread reasons for nonuse, particularly infrequent sex and concerns regarding side effects or health risks. Our findings suggest that access to services that provide a r...
Source: Studies in Family Planning - June 14, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Gilda Sedgh, Rubina Hussain Tags: UNMET NEED, CONTRACEPTIVE USE, AND FERTILITY Source Type: research
Understanding Unmet Need: History, Theory, and Measurement
This article recounts the evolution of the concept of unmet need, describes how demographic survey data have been used to generate estimates of its prevalence, and tests the sensitivity of these estimates to various assumptions in the unmet need algorithm. The algorithm uses a complex set of assumptions to identify women: who are sexually active, who are infecund, whose most recent pregnancy was unwanted, who wish to postpone their next birth, and who are postpartum amenorrheic. The sensitivity tests suggest that defensible alternative criteria for identifying four out of five of these subgroups of women would increase the...
Source: Studies in Family Planning - June 14, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Sarah E.K. Bradley, John B. Casterline Tags: Acknowledgments, Introduction and Overview Source Type: research
Erratum to “Reasons for Contraceptive Nonuse among Women Having Unmet Need for Contraception in Developing Countries”
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Source: Studies in Family Planning - June 1, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Gilda Sedgh, Rubina Hussain Tags: Erratum Source Type: research
Acknowledgments
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Source: Studies in Family Planning - June 1, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Acknowledgments, Introduction and Overview Source Type: research
Unmet Need for Contraception: Issues and Challenges
Unmet need for contraception has been a central indicator for monitoring the progress of family planning programs for 25 years. The purpose of this article is to provide a broad context for the more focused contributions that follow in this special issue. The validity and measurement of the concept of unmet need are discussed. We then present regional trends among married women since 1970. Major reductions in unmet need have been achieved, with the clear exception of sub‐Saharan Africa. Less success can be claimed in addressing the needs of sexually active unmarried women, who contribute nearly 20 percent to overall unme...
Source: Studies in Family Planning - June 1, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: John Cleland, Sarah Harbison, Iqbal H. Shah Tags: Acknowledgments, Introduction and Overview Source Type: research
Haiti 2012
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Source: Studies in Family Planning - March 10, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Tags: DATA Source Type: research
Côte d'Ivoire 2011–12
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Developing the “120 by 20” Goal for the Global FP2020 Initiative
This report describes the purpose for developing a quantitative goal for the London Summit on Family Planning held in July 2012, the methodology behind its formulation, and the lessons learned in the process. The London Summit has evolved into the global initiative known as FP2020, and the goal has become “120 by 20,” or reaching 120 million additional users of modern contraceptive methods by 2020 in the world's poorest countries. The success of FP2020 will first be evaluated on the basis of quantitative verification to determine that the “120 by 20” goal was reached. More important, however, is the extent to which...
Source: Studies in Family Planning - March 10, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Win Brown, Nel Druce, Julia Bunting, Scott Radloff, Desmond Koroma, Srishti Gupta, Brian Siems, Monica Kerrigan, Dan Kress, Gary L. Darmstadt Tags: REPORT Source Type: research
Emergency Contraceptive Knowledge and Use among Urban Women in Nigeria and Kenya
Rates of emergency contraceptive (EC) use in sub‐Saharan Africa are highest in Kenya and Nigeria, although little is known about user characteristics and use dynamics in these countries. To better meet women's emergency contraceptive needs and to contribute to the limited knowledge base regarding this method in Africa, this study examines data from a sample of EC users drawn from a large, representative household survey that included sexually experienced women in urban Kenya and Nigeria. Bivariate and multivariate analyses reveal greater knowledge of EC among these urban women than was reported in other nationally repres...
Source: Studies in Family Planning - March 10, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Gwendolyn Morgan, Jill Keesbury, Ilene Speizer Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: research
Using Biomarkers to Assess the Validity of Sexual Behavior Reporting across Interview Modes among Young Women in Kampala, Uganda
This study investigates the effect of the mode of questionnaire delivery on the quality of sexual behavior reporting in a 2010 survey conducted in Kampala, Uganda, among 18–24‐year‐old women. We compare the reported prevalence of five sexual outcomes across three interview modes: traditional face‐to‐face interviewing (FTFI) in which question rewording was permitted, FTFI administered via computer‐assisted personal interviewing (CAPI) in which questions were read as written, and audio computer‐assisted self‐interviewing (ACASI) in which participants listened to prerecorded questions and entered responses usi...
Source: Studies in Family Planning - March 10, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Christine A. Kelly, Paul C. Hewett, Barbara S. Mensch, Johanna C. Rankin, Samuel L. Nsobya, Samuel Kalibala, Pamela N. Kakande Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: research
Development and Validation of a Reproductive Autonomy Scale
No validated measures are currently available to assess women's ability to achieve their reproductive intentions, also referred to as “reproductive autonomy.” We developed and validated a multidimensional instrument that can measure reproductive autonomy. We generated a pool of 26 items and included them in a survey that was conducted among 1,892 women at 13 family planning and 6 abortion facilities in the United States. Fourteen items were selected through factor analysis and grouped into 3 subscales to form a Reproductive Autonomy Scale: freedom from coercion; communication; and decision‐making. Construct validity ...
Source: Studies in Family Planning - March 10, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Ushma D. Upadhyay, Shari L. Dworkin, Tracy A. Weitz, Diana Greene Foster Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: research
Voluntary, Human Rights–Based Family Planning: A Conceptual Framework
This article presents a new conceptual framework designed to serve as a path toward fulfilling the FP2020 goal. This new unifying framework, which incorporates human rights laws and principles within family‐planning‐program and quality‐of‐care frameworks, brings what have been parallel lines of thought together in one construct to make human rights issues related to family planning practical. (Source: Studies in Family Planning)
Source: Studies in Family Planning - March 1, 2014 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Karen Hardee, Jan Kumar, Karen Newman, Lynn Bakamjian, Shannon Harris, Mariela Rodríguez, Win Brown Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: research
Acknowledgments
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Source: Studies in Family Planning - December 9, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Tags: ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Source Type: research
