Journal of
Public Health and Epidemiology

  • Abbreviation: J. Public Health Epidemiol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2316
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPHE
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 654

Full Length Research Paper

‘Wanting…, but not able to’: Realities of unmet needs for family planning and associated factors among postpartum women in the North of Benin

BIAOU Chabi Olaniran Alphonse
  • BIAOU Chabi Olaniran Alphonse
  • Ministère de la Santé du Bénin, Service Départemental de Santé Publique et de Médecine Traditionnelle des Collines, Dassa-Zoumé, Bénin.
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DOS-SANTOS Candide Russel
  • DOS-SANTOS Candide Russel
  • Faculté de Médecine, Université de Parakou, Parakou, Bénin.
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AHOUINGNAN Aurelle
  • AHOUINGNAN Aurelle
  • Faculté de Médecine, Université de Parakou, Parakou, Bénin.
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CHOKI Asséréhou Blaise
  • CHOKI Asséréhou Blaise
  • Centre National Hospitalier Universitaire Hubert Koutoukou Maga, Cotonou, Bénin.
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ANAGONOU Gimatal Esaï
  • ANAGONOU Gimatal Esaï
  • Centre Interfacultaire de Formation et de Recherche en Environnement pour le Développement Durable, Abomey-Calavi, Bénin.
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SESSOU Nathalie Sênami
  • SESSOU Nathalie Sênami
  • Département d’Epidémiologie et de Biostatistiques, Institut Régional de Santé Publique, Ouidah, Bénin.
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ZINSOU Fidèle Fidégnon
  • ZINSOU Fidèle Fidégnon
  • Ministère de la Santé du Bénin, Service Départemental de la Santé de la Mère et de l’Enfant des Collines, Dassa-Zoumé, Bénin.
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GLÈLÈ AHANHANZO Yolaine
  • GLÈLÈ AHANHANZO Yolaine
  • Département d’Epidémiologie et de Biostatistiques, Institut Régional de Santé Publique, Ouidah, Bénin.
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HOUNKPONOU Fanny
  • HOUNKPONOU Fanny
  • Faculté de Médecine, Université de Parakou, Parakou, Bénin.
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  •  Received: 07 February 2022
  •  Accepted: 20 April 2022
  •  Published: 31 May 2022

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