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The Case For Investing In Family Planning In The Pacific: Costs And Benefits Of Reducing Unmet Need For Contraception In Vanuatu And The Solomon Islands, Elissa C. Kennedy, Sean Mackesy-Buckley, Sumi Subramaniam, Andreas Demmke, Rufina Latu, Annette Sachs Robertson, Kabwea Tiban, Apisai Tokon, Stanley Luchters
The Case For Investing In Family Planning In The Pacific: Costs And Benefits Of Reducing Unmet Need For Contraception In Vanuatu And The Solomon Islands, Elissa C. Kennedy, Sean Mackesy-Buckley, Sumi Subramaniam, Andreas Demmke, Rufina Latu, Annette Sachs Robertson, Kabwea Tiban, Apisai Tokon, Stanley Luchters
Population Health, East Africa
Background: Unmet need for family planning in the Pacific is among the highest in the world. Better understanding of required investments and associated benefits of increased access to family planning in the Pacific may assist prioritisation and funding.
Methods: We modelled the costs and associated health, demographic and economic impacts of reducing unmet need for family planning between 2010-2025 in Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands. Baseline data were obtained from census reports, Demographic and Health Surveys, and UN agency reports. Using a demographic modelling program we compared a scenario of "no change in unmet need" with two distinct scenarios: 1) …