Abstract Background In sub-Saharan Africa, the majority of women of reproductive age who
want to avoid pregnancy do not use any method of contraception. This study sought to …

Introduction Unintended pregnancy is a leading cause of maternal mortality associated with
abortion, inadequate contraceptive use, contraceptive failure, and contraceptive …

Background Modern contraceptive use remains an important public health intervention and
a cost-effective strategy to reduce maternal mortality, avert unintended pregnancies and to …

Objective Zambia is among the world's top 10 countries with higher fertility rate (5.5
births/woman); unmet family planning need for births spacing (14%) and limiting births (7%) …

Background and objectives The COVID-19 pandemic has negatively impacted health
systems worldwide, including in Bangladesh, limiting access to family planning information …

Family planning is a key strategy in the control of fertility among women. This study sought to
determine various factors that influence modern family planning use in Nigeria. The study …

Background Despite the many maternal healthcare policy programmes in Ghana such as
free the antenatal care (ANC) and the fee-exemption policy under the National Health …

Background. The use of modern family planning methods among women of reproductive
age (15‐49 years) is of public health importance in Ethiopia. Nationally, modern family …

Background Despite the enormous benefits of family planning services, the contraceptive
utilization still remains low in Sub-Saharan Africa. There is regional variation in modern …

Introduction/Objectives: Male involvement in family planning refers to all organizational
actions focused on men as a distinct group to increase the acceptability and uptake of family …