Class notes family Planning A Clinical Guide for Contraception

Family Planning
COUNSELING




Guyo J



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, Key Facts about family planning/contraception


 Globally, many women and couples want to postpone o
avoid pregnancy.
 More women or their partners are using contraceptive
methods today than ever before.
YET
 An estimated 218 million women of reproductive age,
mostly in low and middle-income countries, have an un
need for modern contraceptive methods.
 Around 9% of women (1 in 10 women of reproductive a
who want to avoid or postpone pregnancy are not using
2 any form of contraception/ have an unmet need for fam1

planning.

, Unmet need for contraception
 Women with unmet need are those who are fecund and
sexually active but are not using any method of
contraception, and report not wanting any more childre
wanting to delay the next child.
 The concept of unmet need points to the gap between
women's reproductive intentions and their contraceptiv
behavior.
 Unmet need is especially high among groups such as:
 Adolescents
 Migrants
 Urban slum dwellers
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 Women in the postpartum period

, Reasons for unmet need for modern FP/
 Limited choice of methods
 Limited access to contraception, particularly among yo
people, poorer segments of populations, or unmarried
people
 Quality of available services
 Gender-based barriers
 Users and provider's bias
 Poor counseling - fear or experience of side-effects; cul
or religious opposition


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