TITLE:
Factors Associated with Unmet Need for Family Planning among Couples Living in Urban and Rural Areas of Guinea in 2019
AUTHORS:
Soumah Aboubacar Fode Momo, Conte Ibrahima, Bah Oumou Hawa, Daniel William Athanass Leno, Sy Telly
KEYWORDS:
Associated Factors, Unmet Need, Family Planning, Couple, Rural, Urban, Guinea, 2019
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
Vol.13 No.6,
June
30,
2023
ABSTRACT: Introduction: Unmet need for family planning (UNFP) is
defined as women with unmet needs who want to stop or delay childbearing but are not using any method of contraception. The
objective of this study was to analyze the factors associated with unmet needs for family planning among couples living in rural and urban areas of Guinea in 2019. Methodology: This was a prospective,
analytical cross-sectional, multicenter study of a six-month
period from August 1, 2018 to January 31,
2019, focusing on couples with unmet needs for
family planning. Result: Among 189 couples interviewed, 567 had
UNFP (33.3%), the reasons for not using modern contraceptive methods were desire for
pregnancy (AOR = 2.74, 95% CI: 1.74, 4.31), husband’s refusal (AOR = 0.23, 95% CI: 0.06, 0.81), spousal attitude (AOR = 0.20, 95% CI: 0.130, 30), birth spacing
(AOR = 2.10% to 95%: 1.16, 3.82), difficulty with a new pregnancy (AOR = 0.17, 95% CI: 0.04, 0.74), and spousal
attitude (AOR = 0.20, 95% CI: 0.14, 0.30). Conclusion: The involvement of spouses, especially in rural communities, would help
achieve family planning objectives and
reduce unmet needs for family planning.