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A community-based cross-sectional study in Debre Berhan town, Ethiopia, evaluated the unmet need for family planning among 411 women of reproductive age. Unmet need was defined as fecund women who want to delay or halt childbearing but are not using contraception. Using systematic household sampling alongside bivariate and multivariable analyses, the research revealed an overall unmet need of 30.9% among the participants. This level substantially exceeds the 10% benchmark specified in Ethiopia's national family planning guide plan. Statistical analysis identified occupational status, the source from which women obtained family planning information, having discussions about family planning with a husband, and receiving support from a husband as factors significantly associated with this unmet need.
Identifying the determinants of unmet contraceptive need helps public health authorities understand why women who wish to delay or limit childbearing cannot do so. The findings demonstrate that local unmet need substantially exceeds national targets, highlighting the role of information sources and spousal communication in influencing reproductive health decisions.
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OBJECTIVE: Unmet need refers to fecund women who either wish to postpone the next birth (spacers) or who wish to stop childbearing (limiters) but are not using a contraceptive method. The aim of this study was to assess the unmet needs of family planning and identify associated factors in Debre Berhan town among women in reproductive age. The community-based cross-sectional study design was used among 411 study participants (women with reproductive age) at Debre Berhan town. A systematic sampling technique was used to select the households. Bivariate and multivariable analyses were done to determine the association of each independent variable with the dependent variable. RESULTS: The overall unmet need for family planning among women in reproductive age groups was found to be 30.9%. Occupational status AOR = 13.992 (1.054-185.833), from whom the respondents got information about family planning AOR = 0.018 (0.002-0.170), having a discussion with husband AOR = 16.692 (2.911-95.713) and support from husband AOR = 0.005 (0.001-0.025) was significantly associated with the outcome variable. The level of unmet need for family planning in the study area is still high compared to the target set (10%) in the national family planning guide plan for Ethiopia.
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DOI: 10.1186/s13104-019-4180-9
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