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Unmet need for family planning in Jamaica

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 July 2008

M. A. Chiezah  and
D. J. Adamchak
M. A. Chiezah
Affiliation:
Department of Sociology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA
D. J. Adamchak
Affiliation:
Department of Sociology, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, USA
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Summary

This study updates and extends estimates for unmet need and total demand for family planning for Jamaican women in the reproductive age group, 15–49. The findings suggest that, as yet unmet need for family planning was 22·7%, compared to 16% previously estimated.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 27 , Issue 3 , July 1995 , pp. 319 - 324
Copyright
Copyright © 1995, Cambridge University Press

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