Author(s)

Soumah Aboubacar Fode Momo^1*, Conte Ibrahima¹, Bah Oumou Hawa², Daniel William Athanass Leno², Sy Telly¹

¹Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ignace Deen National Hospital, University Teaching Hospital of Conakry, Conakry, Guinea.
²Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Donka National Hospital, University Teaching Hospital of Conakry, Conakry, Guinea.

Introduction: Unmet need for family planning (UNFP) is defined as women with unmet needs who want to stop or delay childbearing but are not using any method of contraception. The objective of this study was to analyze the factors associated with unmet needs for family planning among couples living in rural and urban areas of Guinea in 2019. Methodology: This was a prospective, analytical cross-sectional, multicenter study of a six-month period from August 1, 2018 to January 31, 2019, focusing on couples with unmet needs for family planning. Result: Among 189 couples interviewed, 567 had UNFP (33.3%), the reasons for not using modern contraceptive methods were desire for pregnancy (AOR = 2.74, 95% CI: 1.74, 4.31), husband’s refusal (AOR = 0.23, 95% CI: 0.06, 0.81), spousal attitude (AOR = 0.20, 95% CI: 0.130, 30), birth spacing (AOR = 2.10% to 95%: 1.16, 3.82), difficulty with a new pregnancy (AOR = 0.17, 95% CI: 0.04, 0.74), and spousal attitude (AOR = 0.20, 95% CI: 0.14, 0.30). Conclusion: The involvement of spouses, especially in rural communities, would help achieve family planning objectives and reduce unmet needs for family planning.

Associated Factors, Unmet Need, Family Planning, Couple, Rural, Urban, Guinea, 2019

Momo, S. , Ibrahima, C. , Oumou Hawa, B. , Leno, D. and Telly, S. (2023) Factors Associated with Unmet Need for Family Planning among Couples Living in Urban and Rural Areas of Guinea in 2019. Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 13, 1081-1093. doi: 10.4236/ojog.2023.136093.