Why does uptake of family planning services remain sub-optimal among Nigerian women? A systematic review of challenges and implications for policy

IC Akamike, IN Okedo-Alex, II Eze… - Contraception and …, 2020 - Springer
Background Over the years, family planning uptake in Nigeria has remained low and this is
as a result of the various challenges and barriers faced by women. The aim of this study was …

[HTML][HTML] Role of religious leaders in promoting contraceptive use in Nigeria: evidence from the Nigerian urban reproductive health initiative

SA Adedini, S Babalola, C Ibeawuchi… - … Health: Science and …, 2018 - ghspjournal.org
Background: Despite the many supply-and demand-side interventions aimed at increasing
contraceptive uptake, the modern contraceptive prevalence rate in Nigeria has remained …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence and determinants of contraceptive use among employed and unemployed women in Bangladesh

AZ Islam, MNI Mondal, ML Khatun… - … Journal of MCH and …, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Contraceptive use plays a significant role in controlling fertility, particularly in
reaching the replacement level of fertility. The association between women's employment …

Trends, patterns and determinants of long-acting reversible methods of contraception among women in sub-Saharan Africa

SA Adedini, OA Omisakin, OD Somefun - PloS one, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Method-specific contraceptive prevalence varies widely globally, as huge
variations exist in the use of different types of contraception, with short-term methods being …

Sociodemographic factors on contraceptive use among ever-married women of reproductive age: evidence from three demographic and health surveys in Bangladesh

I Haq, S Sakib, A Talukder - Medical Sciences, 2017 - mdpi.com
Contraceptive use among married women of reproductive age has showed a substantial
progress over the last few decades in Bangladesh. This study explores the …

Factors affecting modern contraceptive use among fecund young women in Bangladesh: does couples' joint participation in household decision making matter?

AZ Islam - Reproductive health, 2018 - Springer
Objectives The purpose of the study was to explore the association between couples' joint
participation in household decision making and modern contraceptive use (MCU) among …

Prevalence and determinants of contraceptive method use among Bangladeshi women of reproductive age: a multilevel multinomial analysis

S Kundu, S Kundu, MA Rahman, H Kabir… - BMC public health, 2022 - Springer
Background Much scholarly debate has centered on Bangladesh's family planning program
(FPP) in lowering the country's fertility rate. This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of …

The role of place in shaping contraceptive use among women in Africa

KM Elfstrom, R Stephenson - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background Contraceptive prevalence is low in the African region despite considerable
family planning programmatic efforts. This study is the first to examine how community …

The social context of adolescent women's use of modern contraceptives in Zimbabwe: a multilevel analysis

E Ngome, C Odimegwu - Reproductive health, 2014 - Springer
Background Efforts aimed at reducing maternal mortality as per the Millennium Development
Goal 5 (MDG 5) include reducing early childbearing through increased adolescent …

Perception, pattern of use, partner support and determinants of uptake of family planning methods among women in rural communities in Southeast Nigeria

IC Akamike, UC Madubueze, IN Okedo-Alex… - Contraception and …, 2020 - Springer
Background Family planning is a cost-effective strategy for achieving population
development. Family planning uptake is low in sub-Saharan Africa, including Nigeria. We …