Study of Unmet Need for Family Planning in Urban Slum Population of Davangere- A Cross Sectional Study

Hamsa, L; Rajashri, S P; Vijayanath, V.; Mahesh, Dhanuja; Sandhyalakshmi, B N; Pragati, V C; Santosh, Arvind Babu Rajendra

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“…Unmet need for family planning services was significantly higher in women with more number of pregnancies but nulliparous women also constituted the major bulk of those having an unmet need. This is in accordance to the findings of studies done in developing and developed nations around the world [ 24 , 27 , 28 ], which reported a lower unmet need among nulliparous women. Contrary to this Imasiku., et.…”

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“…Similar to that reported by other studies [28,31,33], who found that women were less likely to have unmet need if they were aware of contaceptive methods and site from where FP can be procured, our study also observed significantly high unmet need among women who have low knowledge of contraceptive methods and place for FP services procurement. In the present study knowledge of contraceptive methods was found low (33.9%) among the young women (15-19 years) and 76.7% were not aware of place from where they can avail the FP services.…”

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“…al., [27] and Hamsa, L., et. al., [28] who also observed that a lower level of education was significantly associated with higher unmet need.…”

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Unmet need for family planning services among young married women (15–24 years) living in urban slums of India

Yadav¹,

Agarwal

Shukla³

et al. 2020

BMC Women's Health

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Background NFHS-4 stated high unmet need for family planning (FP) among married women in Uttar Pradesh. Unmet need is highest among age groups: 15–19 and 20–24 years. Currently few data is available about unmet need for FP among vulnerable section of the community, i.e.15–24 year’s age group living in the urban slums. Therefore this study was conducted to assess the unmet need for FP services and its determinants among this under-privileged and under-served section of society residing in urban slums of Uttar Pradesh, India. Methods Cross sectional study was conducted in the slums of Lucknow, India. One Urban-Primary Health Centre (U-PHC) was randomly selected from each of the eight Municipal Corporation zones in Lucknow and two notified slums were randomly selected from each U-PHC. All the households in the selected slums were visited for interviewing 33 young married women (YMW) in each slum, with a pre-structured and pre tested questionnaire, to achieve the sample size of 535. Analysis of the data was done using logistic regression. Results The unmet need for family planning services among YMW was 55.3%. About 40.9% of the unmet need was for spacing methods and 14.4% for limiting methods. Important reasons cited for unmet need for family planning services were negligent attitude of the women towards family planning, opposition by husband or others, embarrassment / hesitation / shyness for contraceptive use, poor knowledge of the FP method or availability of family planning services. Among method related reasons health concerns and fear of side effects were frequently cited reasons. On multiple logistic regression: age, educational status, duration of marriage, number of pregnancies, knowledge of contraceptive methods, opposition to contraceptive use and contact with Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM) showed independently significant association with unmet need for family planning services. Conclusions Unmet need for family planning services is very high among the YMW of urban slums. The findings stress that program managers should take into cognizance these determinants of high level of unmet need for family planning among YMW and make intense efforts for addressing these issues in a holistic manner.

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Unmet need for family planning services among young married women (15–24 years) living in urban slums of India

Yadav¹,

Agarwal

Shukla³

et al. 2020

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“…9 In a study done in Udupi district, Karnataka the unmet needs was 41% and in a study done in urban slums of Davangere, Karnataka the unmet needs was 16 %. 10,11 In our study we found that the unmet needs for family planning was more among the age group of 18-24years. This finding is similar to many studies where lesser the age group more unmet needs for family planning was present.…”

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The unmet needs for family planning and its associated factors among ever married women in selected villages of Anekal taluk, Karnataka: a community based cross sectional study

George¹,

Sulekha²,

Ramachandran³

et al. 2018

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: According to the United Nations, India will become the most populated country by 2050.This will lead to further strain in social and economic life. Family planning plays a major role in bridging this rapid population growth. But unmet needs for family planning prevent women from availing this benefit. Aims of the study were to determine the prevalence of unmet needs for family planning and its associated factors among ever married women in selected villages of Anekal taluk, Karnataka.Methods: This was a cross sectional study conducted during a period of two months among ever married women in selected villages of Anekal. A structured interview schedule consisting of questions about unmet needs for family planning and its determinants was administered to 133 ever married women.Results: Of the 133 study participants 127 (95.5%) were aware of at least one contraceptive method. The prevalence of unmet needs for family planning was 11.3%. Younger age (18-24 years), <5 years active years of married life, women having a single live child and who were a sole decision maker had higher unmet needs for family planning. Among the women who had unmet needs for family planning, the major reason reported was family and cultural problems.Conclusions: The unmet need for family planning was found to be 11.3% which is more than the state value of 8.8% (rural Karnataka NFHS 4). So there is a need to create increased awareness among the women in the study area regarding the importance of contraceptive measures in the family and the society.

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“…Studies conducted in other South Indian states of Karnataka and Kerala have reported a total unmet need of 16% and 21.2% respectively. 19,20 Studies conducted explicitly in slums of North India such as Ahmadabad, Mumbai, Uttarakhand had reported much high unmet need of 46.2%, 40.6% and 29.7% respectively. 10,11,16 Research conducted in underdeveloped countries like Ghana, Ethiopia, and Cameroon have also reported a considerably high unmet need of 70.8%, 52.2%, and 46.6% respectively.…”

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Unmet need for contraception among eligible women of urban slums in Chennai

Kalva

Rao

Narayanan

2021

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Unmet need for family planning is a crucial indicator to assess demand for family planning programme. It was reported that women from the world’s poorest countries have a high unmet need for contraception. Unmet need is particularly high among immigrants, urban slum dwellers, and women in the post-partum period. The objective of this study was to assess the unmet need and factors influencing the unmet need for contraception among urban slum dwellers in Chennai, South India.Methods: A community-based cross-sectional study of 375 married women was conducted among 50 urban slums of Chennai. Multistage random sampling was employed. About 6-9 women from each slum were interviewed. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to obtain data.Results: The mean age of the participants was 32.1±7.3 years. The total unmet need was 13.8%, which included 9.3% for limiting and 4.5% spacing. The major reasons for contraception non-use among women with unmet need were no preference to use modern contraceptives (30.8%) and preference to get sterilized soon (21.2%). Age, education, religion, and number of living children were the factors associated with unmet need.Conclusions: It was noted that unmet need reduced with age and increased number of living children. Though the unmet need is considerably low compared to other studies it is evident that women are still uncertain to use modern contraceptive methods for spacing and are more likely to undergo sterilization after their desired family size is achieved.

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Study of Unmet Need for Family Planning in Urban Slum Population of Davangere- A Cross Sectional Study

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Unmet need for family planning services among young married women (15–24 years) living in urban slums of India

Unmet need for family planning services among young married women (15–24 years) living in urban slums of India

The unmet needs for family planning and its associated factors among ever married women in selected villages of Anekal taluk, Karnataka: a community based cross sectional study

Unmet need for contraception among eligible women of urban slums in Chennai

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