Unfulfilled need for contraception among women with unmet need but with the intention to use contraception in Rakai, Uganda: a longitudinal study

Longitudinal data from a rural Ugandan cohort was used to estimate rates of unfulfilled need for contraception, defined as having unmet need and intent to use contraception at baseline but having an unintended pregnancy or with persistent unmet need for contraception at follow up. Between 2002 and 2...

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Published in:BMC women's health 2018-04, Vol.18 (1), p.60-60, Article 60
Main Authors: Lutalo, Tom, Gray, Ron, Santelli, John, Guwatudde, David, Brahmbhatt, Heena, Mathur, Sanyukta, Serwadda, David, Nalugoda, Fred, Makumbi, Fredrick
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Analysis
Contraceptives
Control
Family planning
Unwanted pregnancy
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Summary:Longitudinal data from a rural Ugandan cohort was used to estimate rates of unfulfilled need for contraception, defined as having unmet need and intent to use contraception at baseline but having an unintended pregnancy or with persistent unmet need for contraception at follow up. Between 2002 and 2009 (5 survey rounds), a total of 2610 sexually active non-pregnant women with unmet need for contraception at the start of an inter-survey period were asked whether they intended to use any method of contraception until they desired a child. Modified Poisson multivariate regression was used to estimate unadjusted and adjusted prevalence ratios (PR) and 95% CI of unfulfilled need for contraception. The proportion of women with unmet need at the start of an interval who intended to use contraception significantly increased from 61 to 69.1% (p 
ISSN:1472-6874
1472-6874
DOI:10.1186/s12905-018-0551-y