Toward a New Definition of Unmet Need for Contraception
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10797582 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Sarah D Rominski, Sarah Rominski (corresponding author), Rob Stephenson (0000-0002-9239-2640) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 195-198 |
| Publication date | 2019-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Studies in Family Planning (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0039-3665 • E-ISSN: 1728-4465 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/sifp.12084 |
| PMID | 30741426 |
| OpenAlex | W2913568246 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 18 |
| References cited | 8 |
The current definition of unmet need for contraception assumes that all women who are using a method have a met need. We argue that without taking into account the level of satisfaction with a method, many women are classified as having a met need, when in fact they have an unmet need. They are using a method that does not meet their preferences, either because it causes side effects they find untenable or has other characteristics they do not like. Given the large number of contraceptive episodes that end in discontinuation, reportedly often due to the experience of side effects, we argue that the current definition of unmet need undercounts the number of women with a true unmet need for contraception as it misses the many women who are using a method that does not meet their preferences. We suggest the addition of satisfaction questions in national surveys such as the Demographic and Health Surveys to more fully assess the level of true met need for contraception
Developed country · Discontinuation · Environmental health · Family medicine · Family planning · Population · Psychiatry · Research methodology · Global Maternal and Child Health · Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions · Medicine · Reproductive Health and Contraception
Contraceptive Alignment
Unmet need and intention to use as predictors of adoption of contraception in 10 Performance Monitoring for Action geographies
Measuring Informed Choice for Contraception in Burkina Faso
The State of Person‐Centered Measurement for Family Planning Need and Use
Contraceptive Use and Discontinuation Among Adolescent Women in 55 Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Meeting Preferences for Specific Contraceptive Methods
Assessing the Suitability of Unmet Need as a Proxy for Access to Contraception and Desire to Use It
Walk the Talk
Incorporating Method Dissatisfaction into Unmet Need for Contraception
Assessing Trends in the Desire to Avoid Pregnancy
Misconceptions, Misinformation, and Misperceptions
Measuring Unmet Need for Contraception Using a Person‐Centered Algorithm
Intention to Use Contraception
Is the Decision Not to Use Contraception an Indicator of Reproductive Agency
Introduction to the Special Issue
Fertility Desires and Contraceptive Transition
Supply-Side Versus Demand-Side Unmet Need
Revisiting Women's Empowerment and Contraception
| Unique citing works | 18 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 3,6 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 17 |