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ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE
Impact of maternal and child health services on

early post-partum modern contraceptive uptake
in Pakistan: A quantitative analysis

Amna Noor Asim* , Muhammad Mohsin Latif Kiani , and Javed Ali

Department of Research and Survey, National Institute of Population Studies, Islamabad, Pakistan

Abstract

The initiation of post-partum contraception is crucial for the health of mothers and
their children. The early acceptance and uptake of modern contraceptive methods
among women can be significantly boosted by the provision of maternal and child
healthcare (MCH) services. This study examined whether the utilization of MCH
services increases women’s early adoption of modern contraceptive methods. The
data were taken from the Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey (2017 – 2018) for
currently married women aged 15 – 49 years, and a multinomial logistic regression
model was used to analyze the data. The results reveal that the richest women were
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Mihajlo Jakovljevic M.D. Ph.D. MAE twice as likely (relative risk ratio [RRR] = 2.14, p < 0.001) to use modern contraceptive
methods and 4 times more likely (RRR = 4.16, p < 0.001) to use traditional contraceptive
*Corresponding author:
Amna Noor Asim methods than the poorest women. Similarly, women with media exposure were more
(nooramnaasim@gmail.com) likely (RRR = 1.43, p < 0.001) to use modern contraceptive methods in comparison
with their counterparts. Notably, women aged 30 – 34 years (RRR = 2.08, p < 0.001)
Citation: Asim, A.N., Kiani, M.M.L.
& Ali, J. (2025). Impact of maternal were more likely to use modern contraceptives. Expanding MCH services, focused
and child health services on early on addressing wealth disparities, media exposure, and education levels, is crucial.
post-partum modern contraceptive In addition, regional and age-specific barriers to contraceptive use should be
uptake in Pakistan: A quantitative
analysis. Global Health Econ tackled, particularly in underserved areas such as Balochistan and among younger
Sustain, 3(2):180-187. reproductive age groups.
https://doi.org/10.36922/ghes.5090
Received: October 8, 2024
Keywords: Maternal; Post-partum; Uptake; Contraceptives; Services; Healthcare;
1st revised: December 9, 2024 Sustainable
2nd revised: January 3, 2025
Accepted: February 12, 2025
Published online: March 5, 2025 1. Introduction
Copyright: © 2025 Author(s). The initiation of post-partum contraception is crucial for the health of mothers and their
This is an Open Access article children. To encourage and assist women in adopting early contraceptive use, maternal
distributed under the terms of the
Creative Commons Attribution and child healthcare (MCH) services must be supported. MCH services have received
License, permitting distribution, considerable attention in the demographic and public health literature. Improvement in
and reproduction in any medium, MCH services reflects a nation’s overall socioeconomic progress. Thus, improved access
provided the original work is
properly cited. to and utilization of high-quality reproductive health services are essential for decreasing
maternal and child mortality and morbidity.
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