Family planning counseling during antenatal care and postpartum contraceptive uptake in Africa: a systematic review protocol

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2016Author
Sempeera, Hassard
Kabagenyi, Allen
Anguzu, Ronald
Muhumuza, Christine
Hassen, Kalkidan
Sudhakar, Morankar
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omen in low-income countries face a greater
risk of unwanted pregnancy and unsafe abortions
compared with women in developed countries.
This increased risk has been attributed to the high
demand and limited access to family planning services
by women in this setting. Research shows that one in
every four women aged 15–49 years who are married
or in a relationshipwould wish to timeor control their
child bearing but are not using any method of family
planning. Despite the fact that contraceptive use
has a direct and positive impact on reducing global
maternal deaths by almost a third each year, this
opportunity has not been fully exploited in lowincome
countries particularly those in Africa.
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