Table 2 Contraceptive use and need for postpartum family planning
Country, Year published [Reference] | N | mCPR (95% CI) | Share of modern contraceptive method-mix used postpartum (%)Φ | Fertility intention & Unmet need (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Low mCPR (< 20%) | ||||
 Ethiopia, 2015 [43] | 899 | 10.3 | Injectables (77.1), IUD (16.6) OCP (3.1), Implant (2.1), Condom (1.1) | Desire to space (7.1), Desire to limit (3.1), Unmet need (10.2)e |
 Kenya, 2013 [42] | 671 | – | Injectables (36.4), Implant (30.1) LNG-IUS (16.2), POP (14.7), IUD (2.6) | Desire to limit (25.5) Unmet need (42.3)f |
Moderate mCPR (20–40%) | ||||
 Niger, 2013 [51] | 673 | 25.0 | Among lactating womena Modern methods (25.0)b Sterilizations (23.0) | – |
 Ghana, 2017 [54] |  | 25.5 | Injectables (41.6), OCPs (15.1) Condoms (15.1), Implants (9.4) IUDs (9.4), Sterilization (9.4) | – |
 21 LMIC, 2015 [16] | – | 27.0 | Short-acting methods (51.0–96.0)b | Desire to space (37.0), Desire to limit (25.0), Unmet need (62.0)e |
 Nigeria, 2005 [41] | 256 | 29.7 | Condoms (42.1), IUCD (35.5) Pills (9.2), Injectables (9.2), Sterilization (4.0) | Unmet need (59.4)e |
 27 countries, 2001 [9] |  | 30.0 | Pills (mainly in 0–6 months)b | Desire to space (39.1), Desire to limit (25.5), Unmet need (64.6% across countries)e |
 Tanzania, 2015 [50] | 5284 | 34.0 | Injectables (35.3), Condoms (29.4) OCP (20.6), Dual method (14.7) | Desire to space (11.0), Desire to limit (27.0), Unmet need (38.0)e |
 India, 2014 [48] | 1049 | 33.6 | Condoms (80.3), OCP (11.5) IUD (5.1), Sterilization (2.5), ECP (0.6) | – |
 Nigeria, 2013 [63] | 108c | 35.4 | Condoms (51.4), IUD (31.5), OCP (11.4), Injectables (5.7) | – |
 India, 2016 [13] | 117 | 36.0f | IUCD (28.6), POP (14.2), Injectables (7.1) | Unmet need (25.6)f |
 Kenya, 2011 [17] | 2264 | 36.0 | – | Unmet need (59.0)e |
High mCPR (> 40%) | ||||
 Indonesia, 2010 [38] | 1528 | 40.5 | Injectables (52.6), Implants (28.7) IUD (9.5), OCPs (5.3), Sterilization (3.9) | Unmet need (41.0)e |
 Nigeria, 2018 [53] |  | 41.6 | Injectables (34.8), OCPs (21.2), IUDs (11.3), Condoms (6.8), Sterilization (3.0) | – |
 Kenya, 2011 [17] | 2994 | 43.2 | Injectables (48.0), Pills (22.0) Condoms (6.0) | Desire to limit (32.2) |
 India, 2016 [14] | 178 | 44.0 | IUD, POP, Injectablesb | – |
 Nigeria, 2016 [62] | 2924 | 47.6g | Injectables (45.9), IUDs (36.8), OCP (12.7) | – |
 Ethiopia, 2017 [11] | 590 | 48.0 (43.9–52.2) | Injectables (59.7), Implants (24.7) Pills (12.0) | Desire to space (67.1), Desire to limit (14.7) |
 Ethiopia, 2015 [10] | 703 | 48.4 (44.5–52.1) | Injectables (68.5), OCPs (16.8) | Desire to space (51.1), Desire to limit (46.1) |
 Kenya, 2015 [35] | 3579 | 49.0- in 6 months 60.0- in 12 months | (Injectables, Pills)b, Condoms (6.0) | Desire to limit (32.1) |
 Malawi, 2014 [36] | 634 | – | Methods planned a Implant (67.0), Condom (42.0), Injectables (38.0) | Desire to limit (97.0) |
 Indonesia, 2017 [49] |  | 50 | Injectables (71.2), OCPs (8.8) IUDs (5.9), Implants (3.5) Sterilization (5.3) | Unmet need (47) |
 Kenya, 2017 [55] | 955 | 59 | Injectables (64.4), Implants (16.9) OCPs (10.2), IUDs (3.4), Condoms (3.4), Sterilization (1.7) | Unmet need (34) |
 Sri Lanka, 2017 [56] | 1112 | 64.5 | Condoms (30.9), IUDs (27.2) Injectables (23.3), OCPs (0.8) | – |
 Ethiopia, 2017 [59] | 605 | 68.1 (64.4–71.8) | Injectables (58.8), Implants (31.8) Pills (4.9), IUDs (3.4), Sterilization (0.1) |  |
 Kenya, 2007 [58] | 319d | 72.0e | Condoms (65.0)a, OCPs (31.0) Injectables (44.0), Switched methods (25) | – |
5 LMIC, 2015 [8] | 36, 687 | Zambia (73.5), India (65.5), Pakistan (4.0) | OCP or injectables (> 90), LARC (3.0–10.0)b | Unmet need (25.0–96.0)e |
 Ethiopia, 2018 [60] |  | 80.3 (74.5–83.1)# | Injectables (34.2), OCPs (22.2) Implants (27.3), IUDs (7), Condoms (2.1) |  |
 Egypt, 2018 [45] | 1500 | 80.7 | – | Unmet need (16.3) |