Sanni Yaya|Ghose Bishwajit
Prevalence of unmet need for contraception and its association with unwanted pregnancy among married women in Angola
Université de Parakou|University of Dhaka
unmet need contraception unwanted pregnancy recognised significant barriers promoting womens reproductive health wellbeing currently research evidence two crucial indicators reproductive care angola therefore conducted study objectives exploring current prevalence unmet need contraception unintended pregnancy well relationship among married women angolathis study based crosssectional data angola demographic health survey dhs conducted 201516 participants 7808 married women aged 1549 years unwanted pregnancy measured terms mistimed unintended conception lastborn child unmet need contraception included reported unmet need spacing limiting data analysed using bivariate multivariable techniquesthe combined prevalence mistimed unwanted pregnancy 383 95ci 359407 unmet need contraception spacing limiting 517 499535 among 18 regions luanda highest prevalence unmet need contraception unwanted pregnancy prevalence higher onethird women multivariable analysis significantly revealed significantly positive association unmet need unwanted pregnancy models odds unwanted pregnancy found high four times among women unmet need compared unmet need compared women unmet need unmet need respectively four 4380 95ci 36905198 seven 6951 95ci 464210410 times higher odds experiencing unwanted pregnancythis study concludes prevalence unmet need contraception unwanted pregnancy high significant disparities across regions women capital city highest prevalence unmet need contraception unwanted pregnancy although data crosssectional indicate causal relationships findings showed strong positive association unmet need contraception unwanted pregnancy however recommended conduct studies replicate findings explore influence behavioural cultural practices unwanted pregnancy