Missed opportunities for family planning: An analysis of pregnancy risk and contraceptive method use among postpartum women in 21 low- and middle-income countries

Contraception

Volumn 92, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 31-39

  Moore, Zhuzhi ^a   Pfitzer, Anne ^b   Gubin, Rehana ^b   Charurat, Elaine ^b   Elliott, Leah ^c   Croft, Trevor ^a  

^a ICF INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b Maternal and Child Survival Program   (United States)

^c FAMILY HEALTH INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Demographic and Health Surveys; Family planning; Interpregnancy intervals; Postpartum contraception; Pregnancy risk; Unmet need

Indexed keywords

CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMENORRHEA; ARTICLE; BANGLADESH; BIRTH; BREAST FEEDING; BURKINA FASO; CONDOM USE; CONTRACEPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ETHIOPIA; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; FEMALE STERILIZATION; GHANA; HAITI; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH PROGRAM; HONDURAS; HUMAN; KENYA; LIBERIA; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MADAGASCAR; MALAWI; MIDDLE AGED; MOZAMBIQUE; NEPAL; NIGERIA; PAKISTAN; PHILIPPINES; PREGNANCY RATE; PUERPERIUM; RWANDA; SECONDARY ANALYSIS; SENEGAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TANZANIA; UGANDA; ZIMBABWE; CONTRACEPTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; PREGNANCY; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TIME FACTOR; TRENDS; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CONTRACEPTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY RATE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84932193663     PISSN: 00107824     EISSN: 18790518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.contraception.2015.03.007     Document Type: Article

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