A practical alternative to calculating unmet need for family planning

Figures & data

Figure 1 Tékponon Jikuagou’s approach for calculating unmet need for program design.

Table 1 Need status

Need status (%)	Mali (n=425)	Benin (n=1080)
Real no need	33.9	32.8
Perceived no need	19.9	23.6
Real met need	10.4	13.9
Perceived met need	0.9	18.6
Perceived unmet need	34.8	11.1