Benefits of meeting the contraceptive needs of Ugandan women.
This brief describes current patterns of contraceptive use in Uganda and documents the high costs associated with persistently high unmet need for modern contraceptives. Building on prior work and using national data sets to project estimates for 2008, we outline the net benefits to women and society of averting unintended pregnancies with current levels of use and under two scenarios of increased investment in modern contraception. Although enabling women to meet their childbearing preferences leads to an array of benefits--such as enhancing women's ability to go to school, enter the workforce and participate politically--we focus exclusively on the health and monetary savings from averting unintended pregnancy.
Vlassoff
Michael
M
Guttmacher Institute, USA.
Sundaram
Aparna
A
Bankole
Akinrinola
A
Remez
Lisa
L
Mugisha
Fred
F
D000024:Abortion, Illegal / Q000401:mortality; D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000401:mortality / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001723:Birth Rate / Q000208:ethnology; D003267:Contraception / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003271:Contraceptive Agents, Female / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003469:Culture; D005193:Family Planning Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008429:Maternal Welfare / Q000208:ethnology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D036801:Parturition; D011203:Poverty; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000208:ethnology; D049168:Pregnancy, Unplanned; D034121:Reproductive Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D014454:Uganda / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology; D055815:Young Adult
D003271:Contraceptive Agents, Female