Domestic violence laws and women’s unmet need for family planning: Quasi-experimental evidence from Africa

Bhuwania, P. and Raub, A. and Sprague, A. and Martin, A. and Bose, B. and Kidman, R. and Heymann, J. (2025) Domestic violence laws and women’s unmet need for family planning: Quasi-experimental evidence from Africa. [Publications (Pre-joining)]

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Abstract

Approximately 164 million women report an unmet need for family planning globally. This has far-reaching consequences for the health of women and their children. Women’s exposure to intimate partner violence (IPV) is strongly linked to increased unmet need as IPV likely affects both women’s desire for contraception and their ability to access it. Around 245 million women were subject to physical and/or sexual IPV by an intimate partner in the past twelve months alone, making it the most common form of violence against women. Yet, laws that prohibit domestic violence (DV) are not universal and countries actively debate whether legal provisions are effective in deterring and reducing its harmful impacts. This study examines the impact of DV laws on women’s unmet need for family planning.

Item Type:	Publications (Pre-joining)
Authors:	Bhuwania, P. and Raub, A. and Sprague, A. and Martin, A. and Bose, B. and Kidman, R. and Heymann, J.
Document Language:	Language English
Subjects:	Social sciences > Law > Labor, social, education & cultural law > Miscellaneous social problems and services Social sciences > Social problems & services
Divisions:	Azim Premji University - Bengaluru > School of Development
Full Text Status:	Restricted
URI:	http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/6614
Publisher URL:	https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-025...

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