Unmet Need for Contraception in the Developing World and the Former Soviet Union: An Updated Estimate

Determinants of Unmet Need for Modern Contraception and Reasons for Non-use among Married Women in Rural Areas of Burkina Faso

“…In the vast majority of the 33 countries that had different rounds of DHS survey, there was a decline during the 1990s in the percentage of women with unmet need (Ross and Winfrey, 2002). However, some countries have experienced only small declines in unmet need, and a few, such as Mali, Senegal, and Uganda, have seen an increase.…”

“…Globally, the proportion of married women with unmet need declined from 19 percent to 17 percent in the 1990s, but the number of women with unmet need has remained nearly constant because of population growth (Ross and Winfrey, 2002). In the vast majority of the 33 countries that had different rounds of DHS survey, there was a decline during the 1990s in the percentage of women with unmet need (Ross and Winfrey, 2002).…”

Evidence-based clinical guidelines for immigrants and refugees

“…605 Worldwide, about 120 million women have an unmet need for contraception. 606,607 As a consequence, many experience unintended pregnancies, which can be associated with such negative outcomes as abortion, failure to adopt healthy pregnancy recommendations and limitation of women's ability to achieve educational, employment and economic goals. 606,608 We reviewed the evidence for the effectiveness of screening and counselling for unmet contraceptive needs for immigrant populations.…”

Currently married women with an unmet need for contraception in Eritrea: Profile and determinants

“…Women with an unmet need for family planning constitute a substantial proportion of all married women of reproductive age in developing countries (Maki 2007). The level of unmet need is particularly prevalent in sub-Saharan Africa (Ross and Winfrey 2002), where the ratio is nearly one in four (UNFPA 2004). In contrast, in the rest of developing countries, less than one in seven of all married women are considered to be potentially at risk of unwanted pregnancy or have an unmet need for contraception (Maki 2007).…”