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Abstract
Millions of women worldwide would prefer to avoid becoming pregnant but are not using any contraception. These women are said to have an “unmet need” for family planning (FP). The concept of unmet need points to the gap between some women’s reproductive intentions and their contraceptive behavior. Unmet need can be a powerful concept for FP programs because it is based on the women’s own statement in answer to survey questions, and it identifies the group most likely to be interested in contraception, but who do not use it. The challenge is for FP to reach and serve these women. While FP needs of the majority of women who wish to stop childbearing are being satisfied, the needs of women who wish to delay or space childbearing remain largely unsatisfied. The present study reported that contraceptive prevalence rate was 68.5%. of them 36.9% for spacing and 63.1 % for limiting). the intrauterine device (IUD) was the most common method used. The current study had reported that the prevalence of unmet need for family planning was 9.8%. The most frequent reasons for nonuse of contraception among females with unmet needs were fear of side effects the risk of unmet need was 2.9 more times among women less than 30 years, and 2.5 more times among housewives and 2.9 more times among women with marriage duration less than 10 years and 4.8 more times among females with their youngest child aged less than 2 years. being a housewife and having the youngest child less than 2 years were found to be independent risk factors for unmet need for family planning.