Determinants of unmet need for family planning among women in Urban Cameroon: a cross sectional survey in the Biyem-Assi Health District, Yaoundé

BMC Women's Health
Atem Bethel AjongEnow Robinson Mbu

Abstract

With the unacceptably high level of unmet need for family planning in Sub-Saharan Africa, reducing unmet need is paramount in the fight against the high levels of induced abortions, maternal and neonatal morbi-mortality. A clear understanding of the determinants of unmet need for family planning is indispensable in this light. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of unmet need for family planning in Urban Cameroon while identifying major determinants of unmet need among women in a union in Urban Cameroon. A community based cross sectional study was conducted from March 2015 to April 2015 during which 370 women in a union were recruited using cluster multistep sampling in the Biyem-Assi Health District, Yaounde. Data were collected using a pretested and validated questionnaire. Proportions and their 95 % confidence intervals were calculated with the Westoff/DHS method used to estimate unmet need for family planning and the odds ratio used as measure of association with statistical significant threshold set at p-value ≤ 0.05. Of the 370 eligible women included, the mean age was 29.9 ± 6.8 years, and 61.1 % were married. The prevalence of unmet need for family planning was 20.4 (16.4-24.8)% with 14.2 (11.2-1...Continue Reading

Citations

Sep 28, 2016·The European Journal of Contraception & Reproductive Health Care : the Official Journal of the European Society of Contraception·Ahmed Zohirul IslamMohammad Amirul Islam
Jul 7, 2019·BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth·Atem Bethel AjongTsi Njim
Oct 23, 2020·Archives of public health = Archives belges de santé publique·Temesgen GetanehTebabere Moltot
Nov 20, 2020·Journal of Public Health in Africa·James N MulengaKakoma Mumba

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