12 , 13 Furthermore, a survey of more than 1,000 women aged 10–24 years in a single postnatal unit in Brazil reported that more than 50% of all births were unintended, suggesting that possibly significant unmet contraception need still exists. 8 Similarly, for the whole country, the data from the last Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) performed in 2006 indicates that 55% of all births were unintended. 14 Prevention of UP using publicly funded programs in high-income countries has proven to generat
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The burden of unintended pregnancies in Brazil: a social and public health system cost analysis.
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