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Table 2 Current contraceptive use and unmet need for contraception for women aged 15–19 in 14 developing countries 1,2,3

From: Contraception for adolescents in low and middle income countries: needs, barriers, and access

Region

Unmarried, sexually active women 15-19a

Currently married women 15-19

 

Current use

Unmet needb

Current use

Unmet needb

Sub-Saharan Africa

Ghana, 2008

42

53

14

62

Mali, 2006

21

63

8

35

Tanzania, 2010

40

48

15

16

Zimbabwe, 2010-2011

24

64

36

19

Middle East/North Africa

Egypt, 2008

-

-

23

7

Jordan, 2009

-

-

27

8

Morocco, 2003-04

-

-

38

10

South East Asia/East Asia/Central Asia

Azerbaijan, 2006

Too few

Too few

6

16

Bangladesh, 2011

Too few

Too few

47

17

Cambodia, 2010

Too few

Too few

27

16

India, 2005-06

-

-

13

27

Latin America/Caribbean

Dominican Republic, 2007

41

47

46

27

Haiti, 2012

28

67

26

57

Peru, 2012

64

34

67

19

  1. aIncluding currently unmarried female adolescents that had sex in the past 3 months.
  2. bThe calculation of the unmet need for family planning is based on responses to 15 questions and was recently revised. See Bradley et. al for complete definition (Bradley S, Trevor EK, Croft N, Fishel JD, Westoff CF. Revising Unmet Need for Family Planning. DHS Analytical Studies No. 25. Calverton, Maryland, USA: ICF International; 2012. Available from: http://www.measuredhs.com/pubs/pdf/AS25/AS25%5B12June2012%5D.pdf).
  3. 1 Key: % among each category.
  4. 2 Source: The most recent DHS for each country, ICF International, 2003–2012.
  5. 3“Too few” indicates too few cases to calculate estimate; ‘-’indicates no data available.
  6. Note: The criteria used within the Demographic and Health Surveys programme to identify women with unmet need for family planning have recently been revised (Bradley et al., 2012).
  7. Women are considered to have unmet need for spacing if they are:
  8. • At risk of becoming pregnant, not using contraception, and either do not want to become pregnant within the next two years, or are unsure if or when they want to become pregnant.
  9. • Pregnant with a mistimed pregnancy.
  10. • Postpartum amenorrheic for up to two years following a mistimed birth and not using contraception.
  11. Women are considered to have unmet need for limiting if they are:
  12. • At risk of becoming pregnant, not using contraception, and want no (more) children.
  13. • Pregnant with an unwanted pregnancy.
  14. • Postpartum amenorrheic for up to two years following an unwanted birth and not using contraception.
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