Determining the factors associated with Unmet need for family planning: a cross-sectional survey in 49 districts of Pakistan

The total unmet need for contraception was 23.5%. Multivariable analysis showed that unmet need was found significantly higher in Balochistan and Sindh province compare to Punjab. The unmet need was quite prevalent among the specific groups that include older age women, low or uneducated women, those who have higher number of living children, had no history of miscarriage or abortion, those who are not exposed to mass media once a week, and among the women in lowest wealth quintiles.

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