Coverage of demand for family planning satisfied by modern methods is increasing in most countries. However, despite the development and improvement of reversible methods, the proportion of contraceptive users relying on female permanent contraception is still large in several countries. Our recently published study aimed to identify countries with high reliance on it and to describe socio-economic and demographic inequalities in its use.

The findings of this study highlight the high reliance on female permanent contraception in several countries, even among young women with fewer children. It also identified important inequalities in terms of wealth, with a variable pattern. 

The identification of wich countries and subgroups are excessively relying on female permanent contraception can contribute to future family planning interventions, guiding the attention of policy makers and health providers through the provision of more sensitive services for this subgroups.

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