Women’s desire to limit childbearing and associated factors in Tanzania: evidence from the 2022 demographic and health survey
One in five women in Tanzania expressed a desire to limit childbearing. This desire was associated with various demographic and obstetric factors. Addressing this requires a multifaceted strategy that expands family planning awareness and improves access to sexual and reproductive health services, while reducing sociodemographic and geographic disparities.
Authors
- Elihuruma Eliufoo Stephano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9605-3577)
- Joanes Faustine Mboineki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8024-6726)
- Mtoro J. Mtoro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0487-0559)
- Mariam Mkoma
Institutions
- Central South University (CN)
- The University of Dodoma (TZ)
- Kampala International University in Tanzania (TZ)
- Second Xiangya Hospital of Central South University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Reproductive Health
- Published
- 2026-01-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-025-02260-2
- Primary Topic
- Global Maternal and Child Health
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00