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  • Family Planning and Reproductive Health
  • Global Health
  • Demography

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  • Improving contraceptive method choice is a key goal in international family planning.
  • Contraceptive method mix reflects both method availability and user preferences.
  • Understanding method mix dynamics is crucial for effective family planning programs.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze changes in contraceptive method mix over time.
  • To examine regional variations in contraceptive method distribution.
  • To investigate the relationship between method mix evenness and contraceptive prevalence.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized 789 national surveys from 1960s-2019 across 113 developing countries.
  • Assessed method mix evenness using method skew and average deviation measures.
  • Compared population-weighted and unweighted results to account for potential differences.

Main Results:

  • Traditional method use has declined; vasectomy share is lower than historically.
  • The trend towards a more even method mix has recently slowed.
  • Regional differences in leading methods persist (e.g., female sterilization in Asia, injectables in Sub-Saharan Africa).
  • Method skew remains prevalent in 30% of countries; evenness is not linked to contraceptive prevalence.

Conclusions:

  • The diversity in predominant contraceptive methods indicates no universal ideal method mix.
  • Persistent method skew in many countries necessitates continued efforts to expand contraceptive choices.
  • Programmatic interventions should focus on increasing the availability and accessibility of diverse contraceptive methods.