CONTENTS
Chapters
- Unmet Need and Family Planning Programs
- Reasons for Unmet Need
- Who Has Unmet Need?
- Program Implications
- A Process to Address Unmet Need
HIGHLIGHTS
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Volume XXIV, Number 1
September, 1996 |
Reasons for Unmet Need
Several reasons together explain why many women who would prefer to avoid
pregnancy nevertheless do not use contraception, according to findings from
comparable surveys and in-depth studies (see Exploring
the Reasons for Unmet Need) (19,25,
37, 165, 188,
196, 204, 237).
These reasons are:
- Difficulties with access to and quality of family planning supplies and services;
- Health concerns about contraceptives and side effects;
- Lack of information;
- Opposition from husbands, families, and communities;
- Little perceived risk of pregnancy.
In addition, some women give conflicting answers to different survey questions
about their fertility preferences, which may reflect ambivalence or uncertainty
about childbearing and reproductive intentions (19,
237). |
