Prevalence and Determinants of Unintended Pregnancies in Malawi

Palamuleni, Martin E.; Adebowale, Ayo Stephen

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“…Malawi, like many countries in Sub‐Saharan Africa, has a low modern‐contraceptive prevalence rate (45%) and a high unmet need for family planning (19%) . The low contraceptive prevalence in Malawi is in part attributable to misconceptions about contraceptive use . Community mobilization can help by correctly educating communities about contraception and could increase the uptake of contraceptive services, especially in rural areas, where the unmet need for family planning is highest…”

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Effect of family planning interventions on couple years of protection in Malawi

Lemani

Kamtuwanje

Phiri

et al. 2018

Intl J Gynecology & Obste

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ObjectiveThe primary objective was to assess the effect of family planning interventions at two health facilities in Malawi on couple years of protection (CYP).MethodsA prospective quasi‐experimental design was used to compare CYP and uptake of long‐acting reversible contraception (LARC) between two intervention facilities (Area 25 Health Center and Kasungu District Hospital) and two nonintervention facilities (Mkanda Health Center and Dowa District Hospital). The interventions included community mobilization and demand generation for family planning, and training and mentoring of providers in LARC insertion. Monthly data were collected from 1 year prior to intervention implementation until 2 years thereafter.ResultsFrom the pre‐intervention year to the second post‐intervention year, CYP increased by 175.1% at Area 25, whereas it decreased by 33.8% at Mkanda. At Kasungu and Dowa, CYP increased by 90.7% and 64.4%, respectively. Uptake of LARC increased by 12.2% at Area 25 r, 6.2% at Kasungu, and 2.9% at Dowa, but decreased by 3.8% at Mkanda.ConclusionsThe interventions led to an increase in CYP and LARC uptake. Future family planning programs should sensitize communities about family planning and train providers to provide all contraceptives so that women can make informed decisions and use the contraceptive of their choice.

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Effect of family planning interventions on couple years of protection in Malawi

Lemani

Kamtuwanje

Phiri

et al. 2018

Intl J Gynecology & Obste

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“…As such, pregnancy can be intended or unintended depending on the woman's desire at the time of conception (Mutumbi, 2013). Hence, unintended pregnancy is a major social and public health problem affecting women in both developing and developed countries (Palamuleni & Adebowale, 2014). It may jeopardize maternal and child health and wellbeing (Palamuleni & Adebowale, 2014).…”

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“…Hence, unintended pregnancy is a major social and public health problem affecting women in both developing and developed countries (Palamuleni & Adebowale, 2014). It may jeopardize maternal and child health and wellbeing (Palamuleni & Adebowale, 2014). Indeed, unintended pregnancy increases health and socio-economic risks for children, women, men, families and the society at large (Palamuleni & Adebowale, 2014;Ikamari, Izugbara, & Ochako, 2013).…”

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“…It may jeopardize maternal and child health and wellbeing (Palamuleni & Adebowale, 2014). Indeed, unintended pregnancy increases health and socio-economic risks for children, women, men, families and the society at large (Palamuleni & Adebowale, 2014;Ikamari, Izugbara, & Ochako, 2013). Therefore, it could be an encumbrance to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) (Ikamari, Izugbara, & Ochako, 2013).…”

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“…Unintended pregnancy comprises mistimed and unwanted pregnancy (Mutumbi, 2013;Palamuleni & Adebowale, 2014;Ikamari et al, 2013;Habte, Teklu, Melese, & Magafu, 2013;Izugbara, 2014). A mistimed pregnancy is said to occur when a woman becomes pregnant at a time when she does not want to be (Mutumbi, 2013;Palamuleni & Adebowale, 2014;Habte, Teklu, Melese, & Magafu, 2013;Izugbara, 2014). That is, she becomes pregnant earlier than she desires (Mutumbi, 2013;Palamuleni & Adebowale, 2014;Habte et al, 2013;Izugbara, 2014).…”

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The Prevalence and Determinants of Unintended Pregnancies Among Women in Abakaliki, Southeast Nigeria

Lawani¹,

Ekem²,

Eze³

et al. 2018

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BACKGROUND: Unintended pregnancy is a major social and public health problem affecting women within the reproductive age group. It jeopardizes women’s sexual and reproductive health and may pose a threat to the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal 3. Objective: To determine the prevalence and determinants of unintended pregnancy in Abakaliki, Southeast Nigeria. METHODS: A semi-structured questionnaire was used for a cross-sectional survey of antenatal clinic attendees at the Federal Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki from January 2015 to March 2015. A total of 185 questionnaires were correctly filled and analyzed using 2008 Epi Info version statistical software (Atlanta Georgia, USA). RESULTS: Out of the 185 antenatal clinic attendees, 43.8% (81/185) reported having had an unintended pregnancy at some point in their lives. The age at marriage, level of education, place of residence, sex education and use of contraception were significant determinants of unintended pregnancy. CONCLUSION: The prevalence of unintended pregnancy in this study was high. Its determinants include educational status, use of contraception, age at marriage and place of residence.

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Prevalence and triggering factors of unintended pregnancies among women in India: Evidence from Indian Demographic and Health Survey 2015–2016

Islam

Rahim

Jabbar

2022

Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health

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The primary focus of this study was to estimate the prevalence and assess the associated risk factors that impact unintended pregnancies among women who were married in India.Study design: This study utilized a cross sectional study design. Methods: It was a cross-sectional study on 32224 pregnant women that was extracted from the most recent Demographic and Health Study organized from 2015 to 2016 (round 7) in India. Facts and statistics were examined by utilizing different data analysis techniques, i.e., univariate, bivariate and multivariate analysis. Results: Nearly 11.9% of cases were unplanned pregnancies, out of which 7% were early pregnancies. The mistimed pregnancy for women aged 15-19 years was 7.896 (6.246, 9.981) times more likely than the women of age 30. The women living in urban areas were having 0.877 (0.778, 0.988) times fewer chances to have an early parturiency as compared to those living in rural areas. Women who got married before 18 years of age were 0.583 (0.524, 0.650) times less likely to have mistimed pregnancy than the women who got married at the age of 18 and over. Women with no children were 0.217 (0.176, 0.268) times less likely to have early pregnancy than women with more than three children. Conclusion: Factors that enhance the probability of unfavorable pregnancies are the age at first marriage, number of dead children, wealth status, fertility preference, and family planning knowledge. This survey suggests strengthening the strategies of family planning so that the ratio of unplanned pregnancies decreases.

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Prevalence and Determinants of Unintended Pregnancies in Malawi

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Cited by 34 publications

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Effect of family planning interventions on couple years of protection in Malawi

Effect of family planning interventions on couple years of protection in Malawi

The Prevalence and Determinants of Unintended Pregnancies Among Women in Abakaliki, Southeast Nigeria

Prevalence and triggering factors of unintended pregnancies among women in India: Evidence from Indian Demographic and Health Survey 2015–2016

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