Unmet Need for Family Planning among Currently Married Women in Baghdad Al Karkh | ||
| IRAQI JOURNALOF COMMUNITY MEDICINE | ||
| Article 1, Volume 29, Issue 4, December 2016, Pages 223-229 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Marwah Imad ALmeen; Lamia Dhia Aldeem AL-Ayoubi | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Unmet need accompanied family planning as a priority and considered as a quality indicator of family planning program, the current study aims to calculate unmet need and to identify the associated sociodemographic & reproductive factors. Subject and Methods: A cross sectional study was carried out on 1000 currently married women (15-49) of age attending primary health care centers in Al Karkh- Baghdad. Women approached through systematic random sampling during their attendance to primary health care centers, their data were collected via direct interview and analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences. Unmet need was calculated using the new revised algorithm. Results: Nearly one third of the studied sample had begun their reproductive life before reaching the age of 18. More than one forth (28.1%) of women had unmet need for family planning. The main reason for not practicing family planning among women with unmet need was fear of side effects. All socio-demographic and reproductive characteristics showed statistically significant association with unmet need for family planning. Conclusions: There was a high level of unmet need for family planning among currently married women Providing educational attention to family planning regulars might be necessary to lower the unmet need. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Unmet need; family planning; Baghdad; Contraception; women at reproductive age; currently married women; Primary Health Care Centers; spacing; limiting; Bradley et al; Bradley | ||
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