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Women’s socio-demographic and cultural factors influencing unmet need for family planning in rural areas of The Gambia: Evidence from a population-based analytical cross-sectional study

Global Journal of Epidemiology and Infectious Disease | Vol 2, Issue 2

Table 1. Distribution of typesof unmet need for FP among participants

Variables

n (%)

Total unmet need*

 

 

No unmet need

422 (74.8)

 

Unmet need for spacing

98 (17.4)

 

Unmet need for limiting

44 (7.8)

 

unmet need (spacing and/or limiting)

142 (25.2)

 

Total demand for FP

335 (59.4)

* multiple responses