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improves nutritional status of both mothers and children .18,39-43 At the launch of the Safe
Motherhood Initiative in 1987, family planning was recognized as one of the four pillars – in
addition to antenatal care, delivery care and postnatal care – to reduce global maternal
mortality.44,45 Improving contraceptive use will be critical for reducing maternal and child
mortality.
We present the results of modern contraceptive method use, unmet need of contraceptive use
and demand satisfied below.
Traditional methods are also practiced in many countries and often predominantly (Albania and
Azerbaijan).
Figure 2.19. Percent of married women using modern contraceptive method by wealth
quintile in selected OIC countries
Data source: Demographic and Health Surveys
Although, overall contraceptive prevalence rates (CPR) are high in Albania (46%) and
Azerbaijan (51%), the use of modern methods is substantially low (Albania: 3.7%; Azerbaijan:
14.3%). Among the OIC countries that have the DHS data, Egypt (56.9%), Morocco (54.8%),