TABLE 4.
Testing the validity of conventional unmet need against combined 1) self-reported desire to use contraception and 2) lack of access to contraception (Outcome 4), in a sample of 2,417 contraceptive nonusers in Burkina Faso, 2018
| Have desire to use family planning but no access to a broad, affordable contraceptive method mix* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes n (row %) |
No n (row %) |
Total n |
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| Unmet need | Yes | 119 (14.0%) | 731 (86.0%) | 850 |
| No | 55 (3.5%) | 1,512 (96.5%) | 1,567 | |
| Total | 174 (7.2%) | 2,243 (92.8%) | 2,417 | |
*
Has desire to use family planning but could not access or afford a method from each of the following groups: long-acting, short-acting, hormonal, non-hormonal, coitally dependent, coitally independent, provider dependent, provider independent, male controlled, female controlled, immediate return to fertility, and tier 1 (as per Family Planning, Global Handbook for providers, 2011).