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Summary
In almost all the regions of the world, contraceptives are used by majority of women in the reproductive age range (15-49 years) and its goals are commonly defined using the concepts of unmet needs (United Nations, 2017; UNFPA, 2004).
It has been estimated that meeting women’s need for modern family planning services could prevent about one-quarter to one third of all maternal deaths annually worldwide. It was also found that fulfilling unmet contraceptive need can prevent an additional 150,000 maternal deaths globally annually; and an estimated 40,000 maternal deaths in Nigeria could be averted annually (Singh, 2003). Unsafe abortion, which is a common consequent of poor family planning and a major contributor to maternal death, has been reported to account for up to 56% of unintended pregnancies in Nigeria (Izugbara, 2017).
