[ Besoins non satisfaits en matière de planification familiale des femmes en union: Tendance et facteurs associés ]
Volume 43, Issue 2, August 2024, Pages 315–326
Miangotar Yode1
1 Département de Géographie, Université de N’Djaména, Centre de recherche sur les populations et les sociétés africaines (CREPOSA), Chad
Original language: French
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The aim of this research is to describe the trend in met needs (MN) and unmet needs (UN) for family planning (FP) among women in union in Chad, to identify the factors associated with satisfaction of these needs, and to explore the determining factors in changes in UN. The data come from the 1996-1997 Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) and the 2014-2015 Demographic and Health Survey with Multiple Indicators (DHS-MICS). A sub-sample of 5,731 women in 1996-1997 and 13,439 in 2014-2015 was selected for analysis. The analyses were descriptive and multivariate. The results show that, between 1996 and 2014, the proportion of women in union expressing MN and UN increased, respectively from 4.4% to 5.7% for MN, and from 10.2% to 22.3% for UN. The factors positively associated with MN and UN are fertility, attendance at health facilities, school attendance, working outside the household and area of residence. The results show that the increase in the UN from 1996-1997 to 2014-2015 is explained more by changes in the effects of women’s characteristics than by changes in these characteristics. The results support the introduction of a voluntary family planning programme enabling women to reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies, and to choose a birth spacing that is better for their health and that of their children.
Author Keywords: unmet need, met need, family planning, contraception, women in union, Chad.
Volume 43, Issue 2, August 2024, Pages 315–326
Miangotar Yode1
1 Département de Géographie, Université de N’Djaména, Centre de recherche sur les populations et les sociétés africaines (CREPOSA), Chad
Original language: French
Copyright © 2024 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
The aim of this research is to describe the trend in met needs (MN) and unmet needs (UN) for family planning (FP) among women in union in Chad, to identify the factors associated with satisfaction of these needs, and to explore the determining factors in changes in UN. The data come from the 1996-1997 Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) and the 2014-2015 Demographic and Health Survey with Multiple Indicators (DHS-MICS). A sub-sample of 5,731 women in 1996-1997 and 13,439 in 2014-2015 was selected for analysis. The analyses were descriptive and multivariate. The results show that, between 1996 and 2014, the proportion of women in union expressing MN and UN increased, respectively from 4.4% to 5.7% for MN, and from 10.2% to 22.3% for UN. The factors positively associated with MN and UN are fertility, attendance at health facilities, school attendance, working outside the household and area of residence. The results show that the increase in the UN from 1996-1997 to 2014-2015 is explained more by changes in the effects of women’s characteristics than by changes in these characteristics. The results support the introduction of a voluntary family planning programme enabling women to reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies, and to choose a birth spacing that is better for their health and that of their children.
Author Keywords: unmet need, met need, family planning, contraception, women in union, Chad.
Abstract: (french)
La présente recherche vise à décrire la tendance des besoins satisfaits (BS) et des besoins non satisfaits (BNS) en planification familiale (PF) chez les femmes en union au Tchad, à identifier les facteurs associés à la satisfaction de ces besoins, et à explorer les facteurs déterminants de l’évolution des BNS. Les données proviennent de l’Enquête démographique et de santé (EDS) de 1996-1997 et de l’Enquête démographique et de santé et à indicateurs multiples (EDS-MICS) de 2014-2015. Un sous-échantillon a été retenu pour les analyses, soit 5 731 femmes en 1996-1997 et 13 439 en 2014-2015. Les analyses ont été descriptives et multivariées. Les résultats montrent que, de 1996 à 2014, la proportion de femmes en union exprimant des BS et des BNS a augmenté, passant respectivement de 4,4% à 5,7% pour les BS, et de 10,2% à 22,3% pour les BNS. Les facteurs associés positivement aux BS et aux BNS sont relatifs à la fécondité, à la fréquentation des structures de santé, à la scolarisation, à l’exercice d’une activité hors du ménage et à la zone de résidence. Il ressort que l’augmentation du BNS, de 1996-1997 à 2014-2015, est davantage expliquée par les changements des effets des caractéristiques des femmes que par les changements dans ces caractéristiques. Les résultats militent pour la mise en place d’un programme de planification familiale volontaire permettant aux femmes de réduire le nombre de grossesses non désirées, et de choisir un espacement des naissances plus avantageux pour leur santé et pour celui de leurs enfants.
Author Keywords: besoins non satisfaits, besoins satisfaits, planification familiale, contraception, femmes en union, Tchad.
How to Cite this Article
Miangotar Yode, “Unmet need for family planning among women in union: Trends and associated factors,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 43, no. 2, pp. 315–326, August 2024.
