Family Planning

PMA family planning briefs provide a snapshot of select indicators through charts, graphs and tables. Key indicators for family planning include unmet need for family planning, modern contraceptive prevalence rate (​mCPR), and family planning access, equity, quality, and choice.


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Survey Results Summaries

PMA uses innovative mobile technology to support low-cost, rapid-turnaround surveys monitoring key health and development indicators. Surveys are completed by resident enumerators, uploaded to a central server via a mobile data network, cleaned and analyzed. Results are disseminated shortly after.

Country Survey Results Brief Indicators Report
Côte d’Ivoire PMA, Phase 3, Longitudinal, 2022 French English
Côte d’Ivoire PMA, Phase 3, Cross-Sectional, 2022 French English English French
Ethiopia PMA Ethiopia, Postpartum Family Planning English
India PMA, Phase 3, Cross-Sectional, 2022 English English
India PMA, Phase 3, Longitudinal, 2022 English
Niger PMA, Niamey, Phase 2, Cross-Sectional, 2022 French English French English
Niger PMA, National, Phase 2, Cross-Sectional, 2022 French English French English
Niger PMA, Niamey, Phase 2, Longitudinal, 2022 French English
Niger PMA, National, Phase 2, Longitudinal, 2022 French English
Uganda PMA, Phase 3, Longitudinal, 2022 English

Research in Family Planning

19.1%

of women in Burkina Faso reported an unmet need for family planning in 2018, down from 24.5% in 2016 and 31.5% in 2014.

PMA2020 family planning briefs provide a snapshot of select indicators through charts, graphs and tables. Key indicators for family planning include modern contraceptive prevalence rate (​mCPR), unmet need for family planning, and family planning access, equity, quality, and choice. 

Publications

PMA has a variety of publications including briefs, reports and overview documents  that may be used to inform health policy and programming decisions. Listed below are publications authored by PMA faculty, students, staff, and partners that draw upon PMA data. 

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