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This study aims to identify the socio-demographic determinants of unmet need for family planning in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region of Ethiopia.

August 26, 2011Ethiopian Journal of Health SciencesOpen Access

Factors Affecting Unmet Need for Family Planning In Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region, Ethiopia

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AHAster HailemariamEthiopian Public Health Institute FHF Haddis

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Analysis identifies socio-demographic factors contributing to unmet contraceptive needs among women in Ethiopia, suggesting policy implications.

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This study aims to identify the socio-demographic determinants of unmet need for family planning in the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region of Ethiopia.
Analyzed data from the 2000 and 2005 Ethiopian Demographic and Health Surveys.
Included 2,133 currently married women age 15-49 from 2000 and 1,988 from 2005.
Used multinomial and binary logistic regression models to examine explanatory variables related to unmet need.
Unmet need for contraception increased from 35.1% in 2000 to 37.4% in 2005.
Unmet need for spacing remained constant at about 25%, while unmet need for limiting increased by 20%.
Significant factors included age, education, place of residence, and interaction with family planning workers.

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Hailemariam et al. (2011) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a10b8a58102eb4b66ee3ebb https://doi.org/10.4314/ejhs.v21i2.69048

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Analysis identifies socio-demographic factors contributing to unmet contraceptive needs among women in Ethiopia, suggesting policy implications.

Factors Affecting Unmet Need for Family Planning In Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region, Ethiopia

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