Table 2.

Summary of documents reviewed, how equity was defined, the dimensions and outcomes used to measure equity

Author and date	Equity definitions	Dimension	Measurement Outcomes
Shannon et al., 2020	Elimination discrimination against women and girls, eradicate violence in both public and private spheres and achieve universal access to sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services	Social, environmental	Method choice
Linnea, 2016	Differences in accessing FP based on: living in urban or rural areas, education, gender, ethnicity, religious affiliation, and income	None	Unmet need, Access to contraceptive information, social acceptance of contraceptives
Clark and Goodhart, 2016	None	None	None
Wright et al., 2017	Individuals have the ability to access quality, comprehensive contraceptive information and services free from discrimination, coercion and violence	Social, other	Access to quality FP
Guttmacher Institute, 2017	None	Social, economic, Environmental	Unmet need for FP, Un intended pregnancies, Access to providers
Bellows et al., 2017	Expanding FP access to the disadvantaged populations	Social, economic, Environmental	Contraceptive use, Un intended pregnancies
USAID, 2016	None	Social, economic, Environmental	Fertility desires, contraceptive use
Koseki and Klein, 2018	Access to FP to marginalized rural and poor populations	Economic, Environmental	Unmet need for family planning, FP method use by choice
Track20, 2015	None	Other	Modern contraceptive use
PMA2020, 2014	None	Social, economic and Environmental	Demand satisfied, Un met need, Contraceptive method mix, Contraceptive prevalence rate(CPR) Unintended birth FP method by choice, Total fertility rate(TFR), Access to information, Satisfaction with provider
Creanga et al., 2011	Inequity exists when people are unfairly deprived of something they want or require to protect them from an unwanted or undesirable condition	Economic	Met Need for FP
Namasivayam et al., 2019	None	Social, Economic	Contraceptive use
UNFPA, 2017	Universal access to sexual and reproductive health services	Social, Economic, and Environmental	Teenage child bearing, CPR
UNFPA, 2015	Implicitly as geographical disparities in CPR and high unmet need for FP among young people	Social, Environmental	CPR, Unmet need for FP
UNFPA, 2017	Implied as expanding access to FP in remote and hard to reach areas	Social and Environmental	Unmet need for FP, TFR, Access to FP
USAID, 2018	Directing FP interventions where they are needed most	Social, Environmental	TFR, Teenage pregnancy
UBOS and ICF, 2018	None	Social, Environmental and Economic	Use of contraception, Unmet need for FP, Contact with FP providers, Decision making about FP, Informed choice, TFR, Teenage pregnancy, Desire for a child/to limit birth, Unwanted birth
Kalangwa and Chelimo, et al., 2018	The extent to which different socio-economic strata affect access and use of FP products and services	Social, economic and Environmental	Use of FP, Unmet need for FP
Akol et al., 2014	Access to FP in hard to reach	Environmental	FP Use
MOH, 2014	Access to family planning without discrimination, coercion, or violence	Social, economic and Environmental	Un met need for FP, TFR, mCPR, Access to FP
MOH, 2015	Universal access to sexual and reproductive health care services, including family planning, information and education	None	TFR, CPR, Unmet need for FP
Ssengooba et al., 2017	None	Social, economic and environmental	Use of contraceptives, unmet need for FP, TFR, discontinuation of contraceptives
Partners in Population and Development, 2017	Universal access to reproductive health, including family planning services	Environmental	Unmet need for FP, Total fertility rate, mCPR
NDPII, 2015	Universal access to FP	None	Child bearing, Teenage pregnancy, unmet need for FP, Fertility rate
MOH, 2018	Geographical access to FP interventions	Social and environmental	Contraceptive use