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Family Planning

Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods in Ghana: Trends and Inequalities (2013–2022)

May 5, 2025

Demand for Family Planning Satisfied by Modern Methods in Ghana: Trends and Inequalities (2013–2022)

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Assessing Courtesy Reporting Bias in Facility- Based Surveys on Person-Centred Maternity Care: Evidence from Urban Informal Settlements in Nairobi and Lusaka

April 1, 2025

Assessing courtesy reporting bias in facility- based surveys on person-centred maternity care: evidence from urban informal settlements in Nairobi and Lusaka

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Unintended pregnancy and contraceptive use among residents of slum and non-slum areas in Kinshasa, DRC: a comparative analysis using PMA survey data (2014–2020)

February 18, 2025

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Effective Coverage of Modern Contraceptive Use in Ethiopia: An Ecological Linking Analysis of Service Provision Assessment and National Health Equity Surveys

November 29, 2024

Effective Coverage of Modern Contraceptive Use in Ethiopia

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Progress in reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health and nutrition in the 36 GFF- supported countries

August 26, 2024

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Analysis of Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health Indicators, 2019 – 2023

July 18, 2024

CHARTBOOK MALAWI 2024

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Analyse des indicateurs de santé reproductive, maternelle, néonatale, infantile et des adolescents, Madagascar, 2019 – 2023

July 10, 2024

CHARTBOOK MADAGASCAR 2024

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Analyse des indicateurs de santé reproductive, maternelle, néonatale, infantile et des adolescents, Mozambique, 2019 – 2023

July 10, 2024

CHARTBOOK MOZAMBIQUE 2024

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Analysis of Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health Indicators, Zimbabwe, 2019 – 2023

July 10, 2024

CHARTBOOK ZIMBABWE 2024

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Analysis of Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health Indicators, Rwanda, 2019 – 2023

July 10, 2024

CHARTBOOK RWANDA 2024

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Analysis of Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health Indicators, Liberia, 2019 – 2023

July 10, 2024

Liberia Chartbook 2024

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Analysis of Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health Indicators, Uganda, 2019 – 2023

July 10, 2024

CHARTBOOK UGANDA 2024

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Analysis of Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health Indicators, Mali, 2019 – 2023

July 10, 2024

CHARTBOOK MALI 2024

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Analysis of Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health Indicators, Zambia, 2019 – 2023

July 10, 2024

CHARTBOOK ZAMBIA 2024 (2)

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Analysis of Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health Indicators, Tanzania, 2019 – 2023

July 10, 2024

CHARTBOOK TANZANIA 2024

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Analysis of Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health Indicators, Somalia, 2019 – 2023

July 10, 2024

CHARTBOOK SOMALIA 2024

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Analysis of Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health Indicators, Nigeria, 2019 – 2023

July 10, 2024

CHARTBOOK NIGERIA 2024

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Analyse des indicateurs de santé reproductive, maternelle, néonatale, infantile et des adolescents, Niger, 2019 – 2023

July 10, 2024

CHARTBOOK NIGER 2024 (1)

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Analyse des indicateurs de santé reproductive, maternelle, néonatale, infantile et des adolescents, Senegal, 2019 – 2023

July 10, 2024

CHARTBOOK SENEGAL 2024

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Analyse des indicateurs de santé reproductive, maternelle, néonatale, infantile et des adolescents, Tchad, 2019 – 2023

July 10, 2024

CHARTBOOK TCHAD 2024

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Analysis of Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health Indicators, Kenya, 2019 – 2023

July 10, 2024

CHARTBOOK KENYA 2024

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Analysis of Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health Indicators, Ghana, 2019 – 2023

July 10, 2024

CHARTBOOK GHANA 2024 (1)

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Analysis of Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health Indicators, Ethiopia, 2019 – 2023

July 10, 2024

CHARTBOOK ETHIOPIE 2024 (3)

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Analyse des indicateurs de santé reproductive, maternelle, néonatale, infantile et des adolescents, Democratic Republic of Congo, 2019 – 2023

July 10, 2024

CHARTBOOK DRC 2024

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Analyse des indicateurs de santé reproductive, maternelle, néonatale, infantile et des adolescents, Cote D’Ivoire 2019 – 2023

July 10, 2024

CHARTBOOK CÖTE D’IVOIRE 2024

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Analyse des indicateurs de santé reproductive, maternelle, néonatale, infantile et des adolescents, Central African Republic, 2019 – 2023

July 10, 2024

CHARTBOOK CENTRALE AFRIQUE 2024

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Analyse des indicateurs de santé reproductive, maternelle, néonatale, infantile et des adolescents, Cameroon, 2020-2023

July 10, 2024

CHARTBOOK CAMEROUN 2024

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Analyse des indicateurs de santé reproductive, maternelle, néonatale, infantile et des adolescents, Burkina Faso, 2020-2023

July 10, 2024

CHARTBOOK BURKINA FASO 2024

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Analyse des indicateurs de santé reproductive, maternelle, néonatale, infantile et des adolescents, Guinea, 2019 – 2023

July 10, 2024

CHARTBOOK GUINEE 2024

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Analyse des indicateurs de santé reproductive, maternelle, néonatale, infantile et des adolescents, Mauritania 2019-2023

July 10, 2024

CHART BOOK MAURITANIE

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Quality adjusted coverage of family planning services in low- and middle-income countries: Analysis of 33 countries using Demographic and Health Survey data

July 3, 2024

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Countdown to 2030 country analysis: Synthesis and a way forward

February 12, 2024

CAM 2023 synthesis report Feb 2024 formatted

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République Démocratique du Congo Indicateurs de Santé Reproductive, Maternelle, Néonatale et Infantile Rapport 2023

February 1, 2024

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Senegal Indicateurs de Santé Reproductive, Maternelle, Néonatale et Infantile Rapport 2023

February 1, 2024

Rapport Senegal

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Tanzania Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Indicators 2023 Report

February 1, 2024

Rapport Tanzania_Final

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Niger Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Indicators 2023 Report

February 1, 2024

Rapport Niger_Final

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A Decade of Tracking Progress for Maternal, Newborn and Child Survival The 2015 Report

January 8, 2024

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Family Planning Projections

October 27, 2023

Family Planning_Evidence Brief_D11

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Trends and inequities in adolescent childbearing in Latin American and Caribbean countries across generations and over time: a population-based study

September 8, 2023

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Mid-Term Review of the Zambia National Health Sector Plan 2017-2021: Analytical Report (workstream 1)

August 28, 2023

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Mid-Term Review of the Zambia National Health Sector Plan 2017-2021: Analytical Report (workstream 1) – Executive Summary

August 28, 2023

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Mid Term Review of the Kenya Health Sector Strategic and Investment Plan 2018-2023: Statistical Report

August 24, 2023

KHSSP MTR Statistical report

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Mid Term Review of the Health Sector Strategic Plan IV 2015 – 2020

August 24, 2023

4. HSSP IV MTR Main Report (1)

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National and subnational coverage and other service statistics for reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health from health facility data and surveys: Sierra Leone

August 18, 2023

Overall Country Report_Sierra Leone_clean

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Rapport Technique: Prévalence Contraceptive et Fécundité au Niger

July 27, 2023

Report Technique_Prévalence contraceptive et fécondité au Niger

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Rapport Technique: Qualité des Soins Maternels et du Nouveau-Né au Niger

July 27, 2023

Rapport Technique_QUALITE DES SOINS MATERNELS ET DU NOUVEAU-NE AU NIGER

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Rapport Technique: Couverture et équité

July 27, 2023

Rapport Technique – Equité_couverture

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Policy Brief: Prévalence Contraceptive et Fécundité au Niger

July 27, 2023

Policy Brief – Prévalence contraceptive et fécondité au Niger

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Policy Brief: Couverture et équité dans les interventions de santé de la mêre, du nouveau-né, et de l’enfant

July 27, 2023

Policy Brief – Equité_couverture – Ind 2020

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National and subnational coverage and other service statistics for reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health from health facility data and surveys in Sierra Leone

June 29, 2023

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Women’s marital status and use of family planning services across male- and female-headed households in low- and middle-income countries

April 10, 2023

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Policy Brief : Assurer des soins prénatals précoces en Côte d’Ivoire, c’est sauver des vies

March 27, 2023

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Opportunities in crisis for optimising child health and development

March 27, 2023

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Readiness of health facilities to provide safe childbirth in Liberia: a cross-sectional analysis of population surveys, facility censuses and facility birth records

January 5, 2023

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Early initiation of breastfeeding is inversely associated with public and private c-sections in 73 lower- and middle-income countries

January 5, 2023

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Effects of early-life poverty on health and human capital in children and adolescents: analyses of national surveys and birth cohort studies in LMICs

December 12, 2022

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Prevalence of smoking and smokeless tobacco use during breastfeeding: A cross-sectional secondary data analysis based on 0.32 million sample women in 78 low-income and middle-income countries.

December 12, 2022

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Independent and cumulative effects of risk factors associated with stillbirths in 50 low- and middle-income countries: A multi-country cross-sectional study.

December 12, 2022

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Children of more empowered women are less likely to be left without vaccination in low- and middle-income countries: A global analysis of 50 DHS surveys.

December 12, 2022

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Religious affiliation as a driver of immunization coverage: Analyses of zero-dose vaccine prevalence in 66 low- and middle-income countries

December 12, 2022

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Ethnic inequalities in reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health interventions in Ecuador: A study of the 2004 and 2012 national surveys

December 12, 2022

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Geographic inequalities in health intervention coverage – mapping the composite coverage index in Peru using geospatial modelling.

December 12, 2022

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Disparities in early initiation of breast feeding and prelacteal feeding: A study of low- and middle-income countries

December 12, 2022

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Learning from success cases: ecological analysis of pathways to universal access to family planning care in low- and middle-income countries.

December 12, 2022

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Women’s Empowerment as It Relates to Attitudes Towards and Practice of Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting of Daughters: An Ecological Analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys From 12 African Countries

December 12, 2022

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Ethnic disparities in immunisation: analyses of zero-dose prevalence in 64 countries

December 12, 2022

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Inequalities in the health, nutrition, and wellbeing of Afrodescendant women and children: A cross-sectional analysis of ten Latin American and Caribbean countries

October 28, 2022

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The role of female permanent contraception in meeting the demand for family planning in low- and middle-income countries,

October 28, 2022

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Birth registration coverage according to the sex of the head of household: an analysis of national surveys from 93 low- and middle-income countries

October 28, 2022

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2022 Progress Report on the Every Woman Every Child Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s, and Adolescent’s Health

October 28, 2022

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National and subnational coverage and other service statistics for reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health from health facility data and surveys in Malawi

October 23, 2022

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Delineating natural catchment health districts with routinely collected health data from women’s travel to give birth in Ghana

October 3, 2022

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Distance is “a big problem”: a geographic analysis of reported and modelled proximity to maternal health services in Ghana

September 1, 2022

Citation: Dotse-Gborgbortsi, W., Nilsen, K., Ofosu, A. et al. Distance is “a big problem”: a geographic analysis of reported and modelled proximity to maternal health services in Ghana. BMC Pregnancy Childbirth 22, 672 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-022-04998-0

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Tracking Progress for Reproductive, Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health (RMNCH) services in Zambia

August 17, 2022

Zambia Report

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National and subnational coverage and other service statistics for reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health from health facility data and surveys for Uganda

August 17, 2022

Analysis Report

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GFF Report on Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, and Child Health in 36 GFF Supported Countries

August 16, 2022

GFF Report – 2022

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National and subnational coverage for reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health from health facility data and surveys, 2017-2021

July 19, 2022

Tanzania Overall Country Report final

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Assessing Wealth-Related Inequalities in Demand for Family Planning Satisfied in 43 African Countries

February 18, 2022

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Modern contraceptive use among women in need of family planning in India: an analysis of the inequalities related to the mix of methods used

February 18, 2022

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Probabilistic data linkage of health facility and individual data using PMA2020 surveys

February 16, 2022

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Endline review of the Investment Case for Reproductive, Maternal, Newborn, Child and Adolescent Health Sharpened Plan in Uganda, 2015/16-2019/20

February 16, 2022

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Monitoring progress towards Universal Health Care District EPHS implementation

September 30, 2021

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Pakistan Provincial Profiles

September 30, 2021

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The burden of recording and reporting health data in primary health care facilities in five low- and lower-middle income countries

September 16, 2021

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Wealth-related inequalities in demand for family planning satisfied among married and unmarried adolescent girls and young women in sub-Saharan Africa

June 21, 2021

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Special Issue: Countdown to 2015 for Maternal, Newborn and Child Survival

March 5, 2021

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Does women’s age matter in the SDGs era: coverage of demand for family planning satisfied with modern methods and institutional delivery in 91 low- and middle-income countries.

March 2, 2021

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Improving Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Outcomes in a Decade, Pakistan Report 2020

February 23, 2021

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Delivering health interventions to women, children, and adolescents in conflict settings: what have we learned from ten country case studies?

January 25, 2021

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Trends and patterns of modern contraceptive use and relationships with high-risk births and child mortality in Burkina Faso.

December 14, 2020

Ma_Øga A, Hounton S, Amouzou A et al.

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Trends in contraceptive use and distribution of births with demographic risk factors in Ethiopia: a sub-national analysis

December 14, 2020

Shiferaw, S., Abdullah, M., Mekonnen, Y., Ma_Øga, A., Akinyemi, A., Amouzou, A., Friedman, H., Barros, A. J., & Hounton, S. (2015).

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Socio-demographic and economic inequalities in modern contraception in 11 low- and middle-income countries: an analysis of the PMA2020 surveys.

December 14, 2020

Blumenberg C, Hellwig F, Ewerling F, Barros AJD

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Countdown to 2015 and beyond: fulfilling the health agenda for women and children

December 14, 2020

Requejo J, Bryce J, Barros A, et al.

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Progress in adolescent health and wellbeing: tracking 12 headline indicators for 195 countries and territories, 1990-2016.

December 14, 2020

Azzopardi PS, Hearps SJC , Francis KL et al.

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Reproductive health priorities: evidence from a resource tracking analysis of official development assistance in 2009 and 2010

December 14, 2020

Hsu J, Pitt C, Berman P, Mills A.

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Contraception in adolescence: the influence of parity and marital status on contraceptive use in 73 low-and middle-income countries

December 14, 2020

Coll CVN, Ewerling F, Hellwig F, et al.

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Time trends in demand for family planning satisfied: analysis of 73 countries using national health surveys over a 24-year period

December 14, 2020

Hellwig F, Coll CVN, Ewerling F, Barros AJD.

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Reasons for nonuse of contraceptive methods in women with demand for contraception not satisfied: an assessment of low and middle-income countries using Demographic and Health Surveys

December 14, 2020

Moreira LR; Ewerling F; Barros, AJD; Silveira, MF.

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Demand for family planning satisfied with modern methods among sexually active women in low- and middle-income countries: who is lagging behind?

December 14, 2020

Ewerling F, Victora CG, Raj A, Coll CVN, Hellwig F, Barros AJD.

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Donor funding for family planning: levels and trends between 2003 and 2013

December 14, 2020

Grollman C, Cavallaro FL, Duclos D, Bakare V, Mart__nez _Ålvarez M, Borghi J.

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Coverage and equity in reproductive and maternal health interventions in Brazil: impressive progress following the implementation of the Unified Health System

December 14, 2020

Fran_ßa GVA, Restrepo-M_©ndez MC, Maia MFS, Victora CG, Barros AJD.

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Contraceptive use and distribution of high-risk births in Nigeria: a sub-national analysis

December 14, 2020

Akinyemi A, Adedini S, Hounton S, et al.

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Estimating family planning coverage from contraceptive prevalence using national household surveys.

December 14, 2020

Barros A, Boerma T, Hosseinpoor A, Restrepo-M_©ndez M, Wong K, Victora C.

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Special Issue: Family Planning

December 14, 2020

Byass P.

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Meeting demand for family planning within a generation: prospects and implications at country level.

December 14, 2020

Choi Y, Short Fabic M, Hounton S, Koroma D.

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Patterns and trends of contraceptive use among sexually active adolescents in Burkina Faso, Ethiopia, and Nigeria: evidence from cross-sectional studies

December 14, 2020

Hounton S, Barros AJ, Amouzou A, et al.

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Patterns and trends of postpartum family planning in Ethiopia, Malawi, and Nigeria: evidence of missed opportunities for integration

December 14, 2020

Hounton S, Winfrey W, Barros AJ, Askew I.

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