* Calorie intake divided by caloric need, based on age-sex-specific recommendations of the 1973 FAD/WHO Report (4) multiplied by 100. ** Calorie intake divided by caloric need, based on weight-specific recommendations of the 1973 FAD/WHO Report (4) multiplied by 100.

By Rafiqul Huda Chaudhury* "Unmet need for family planning", which refers to the condition of wanting to avoid or postpone childbearing but not using any method of contraception, has been a core concept in international population for more than three decades (Casterline and Sinding, 2000; Freedman, 1987). The importance of the unmet need for family planning or satisfying an individual's reproductive * Adviser on Population Policies and Development Strategies, United Nations Population Fund, Country Support Team for South and West Asia, Kathmandu. The views expressed in this paper are those of the author only and do not necessarily reflect those of the SAWA.

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