Despite the increased prevalence of contraceptives, unplanned pregnancies are still a major concern with married women having 0.7 more children they desired.
[4] A study found that the discrepancy between actual fertility rate and desired fertility rate mostly originates from the preference for male children, security against infant and child mortality, a lack of quality family planning services and ineffective use of contraceptive methods.
[7] Visits by a family planning worker (FPW) within the previous six months had the biggest impact on contraceptive use.
[6] A 2014 report[1] found that the pill remains the most widely used contraceptive method (27%) followed by injectables (12%), condoms (6%) and female sterilization (5%).
When contraception was discontinues, the occurrence of side effect was particularly pronounced for IUDs (47%), injectables (45%) and implants.