From: Postpartum contraceptive use and unmet need for family planning in five low-income countries
Country | Guatemala | Zambia | Kenya | Pakistan | India | |
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Site | Chimaltenango | Kafue | Western Kenya | Thatta | Belgaum | Nagpur |
Clusters, n | 10 | 10 | 16 | 24 | 20 | 20 |
Forms completed, n | 4,460 | 1,618 | 7,140 | 13,460 | 1,679 | 8,330 |
Unmet need, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Total | 2,042 (67.6) | 323 (25.5) | 2,695 (46.0) | 10,055 (96.6) | 871 (64.0) | 2,307 (31.6) |
To limit pregnancies | 540 (58.3) | 35 (22.4) | 388 (36.1) | 1,639 (92.4) | 190 (41.9) | 733 (23.5) |
To space pregnancies | 1,502 (71.7) | 288 (25.9) | 2,307 (48.2) | 8,416 (97.4) | 681 (75.0) | 1,574 (37.6) |
Contraceptive use, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Total | 1,150 (25.8) | 1,189 (73.7) | 3,645 (51.1) | 540 (4.0) | 549 (32.7) | 5,465 (65.6) |
To limit | 387 (41.7) | 121 (77.6) | 688 (63.9) | 134 (7.6) | 263 (58.1) | 2,384 (76.5) |
To space | 602 (27.2) | 866 (73.5) | 2,533 (49.5) | 233 (2.4) | 238 (22.8) | 2,767 (59.5) |