Ghose Bishwajit|Shangfeng Tang|Sanni Yaya|Zhanchun Feng
Unmet need for contraception and its association with unintended pregnancy in Bangladesh
Huazhong University of Science and Technology|Huazhong University of Science and Technology|Huazhong University of Science and Technology
unmet need contraception unintended pregnancy important public health concerns developing developed countries previous researches attempted study factors influence unintended pregnancy however association unmet need contraception unwanted pregnancy studied adequately aim present study measure prevalence unmet need contraception unwanted pregnancy explore association two nationally representative sample bangladeshdata present study collected bangladesh demographic health survey conducted 2011 participants 7338 mothers ageing 13 49 years selected rural urban residencies planning status last pregnancy main outcome variable unmet need contraception explanatory variable primary interest cross tabulation chisquare tests logistic regression generalised estimating equations methods used data analysismean age sample population 256 years sd 64 prevalence unmet need contraception 135 30 women described last pregnancy unintended adjusted model odds unintended pregnancy 16 fold among women reported facing unmet need contraception compared 95 ci 11632379national rates unintended pregnancy unmet need contraception remain considerably high warrant increased policy attention findings suggests programs targeting reduce unmet need contraception could contribute lower rate unintended pregnancy bangladesh indepth qualitative studies underlying sociocultural causes unmet need help develop context specific solutions unintended pregnancies