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Unmet Need for Family Planning among Urban and Rural Married Women in Yangon Region, Myanmar—a Cross-Sectional Study

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  • Myint Myint Wai

    (Ministry of Health and Sports, NayPyiTaw 15011, Myanmar
    Department of Community Medicine and Global Health, University of Oslo, 0318 Oslo, Norway)

  • Espen Bjertness

    (Department of Community Medicine and Global Health, University of Oslo, 0318 Oslo, Norway)

  • Hein Stigum

    (Department of Community Medicine and Global Health, University of Oslo, 0318 Oslo, Norway)

  • Thein Thein Htay

    (Ministry of Health and Sports, NayPyiTaw 15011, Myanmar)

  • Tippawan Liabsuetrakul

    (Epidemiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla 90110, Thailand)

  • Aye Nyein Moe Myint

    (Ministry of Health and Sports, NayPyiTaw 15011, Myanmar)

  • Johanne Sundby

    (Department of Community Medicine and Global Health, University of Oslo, 0318 Oslo, Norway)

Abstract

Despite increasing contraceptive use and prevalence, many women who want to avoid or delay pregnancy are not using contraceptives. This results in unintended pregnancies, which increases the risk of unsafe abortions. This study aimed to explore the extent of the unmet need for family planning (FP) among urban and rural married women in Myanmar and their demand for and satisfaction with FP. A cross-sectional survey using adapted Demographic and Health surveys questions was conducted in south and north Yangon from September 2016 to November 2016. A total of 1100 currently married women of 18–49 years participated. The contraceptive prevalence was 67.2% in total, 63% urban, and 70% rural. About 19.4% (95% CI: 16.7%–22.4%) of the studied women had an unmet need for FP, significantly higher in urban than rural women (22.6% versus 16.6%). Rural women also showed significant lesser odds (adjusted OR: 0.63; 95% CI: 0.461–0.849) of unmet need than the urban counterparts. About 86% of the women had demand for contraception and 77% of them satisfied their demand. The study population revealed a fairly good contraceptive coverage; however, a considerable proportion of women had an unmet need for FP, especially the urban women. The demand for contraception is increasing, and contraceptive services need to expand coverage to marginalized groups in order to reduce the risk of unsafe abortions.

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  • Myint Myint Wai & Espen Bjertness & Hein Stigum & Thein Thein Htay & Tippawan Liabsuetrakul & Aye Nyein Moe Myint & Johanne Sundby, 2019. "Unmet Need for Family Planning among Urban and Rural Married Women in Yangon Region, Myanmar—a Cross-Sectional Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(19), pages 1-13, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:16:y:2019:i:19:p:3742-:d:273478
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    1. Grace Sheehy & Yadanar Aung & Cari Sietstra & Angel Foster, 2016. "Dynamics Shaping Access to Reproductive Health Services in Peri-Urban Yangon, Myanmar: A Multi-Methods Study," Global Journal of Health Science, Canadian Center of Science and Education, vol. 8(11), pages 194-194, November.
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