Demography and health indicators: unmet need for contraception: practice question

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PSM · Demography and health indicators: unmet need for contraception

Sample item

A fecund 30-year-old woman has three children, is not pregnant, wants no more children and uses no contraceptive method. How is she classified?

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The answer and the reasoning

D. Unmet need for limiting

Unmet need describes fecund women who want to avoid pregnancy but use no method. When the woman wants no more children it is unmet need for limiting; when she wants to delay the next birth it is unmet need for spacing.

Option by option

  • A. Met need for limiting

    Met need for limiting would require her to be using a method, such as sterilisation.

  • B. Met need for spacing

    Met need for spacing would require a user of a method who wants to delay the next birth.

  • C. Unmet need for spacing

    Unmet need for spacing applies to women who want to delay, not stop, childbearing.

  • D. Unmet need for limiting (correct)

    Correct. She wants no more children and uses no method, so her need for limiting is unmet.

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What is the answer to this PSM question?

The best answer is D, Unmet need for limiting. Unmet need describes fecund women who want to avoid pregnancy but use no method.

Why is "Met need for limiting" not the answer?

Met need for limiting would require her to be using a method, such as sterilisation.

Why is "Met need for spacing" not the answer?

Met need for spacing would require a user of a method who wants to delay the next birth.

Why is "Unmet need for spacing" not the answer?

Unmet need for spacing applies to women who want to delay, not stop, childbearing.

What concept does this question test?

It tests Demography and health indicators: unmet need for contraception in PSM. When the woman wants no more children it is unmet need for limiting; when she wants to delay the next birth it is unmet need for spacing.

How hard is this question?

We tag it as an application question: it asks you to use a fact on a patient or a finding. The tag is our own editorial judgement, not an official difficulty rating, so read the reason for every option, not only the answer.

How should I study Demography and health indicators: unmet need for contraception?

Practise biostatistics with small calculations until sensitivity, predictive values and risk measures are automatic. Then use the flashcards and the other PSM questions on this site to test what stuck.

Is this a real NEET PG question?

No. It is an original practice item (editorial status: sample, version 1). NextPrep does not publish recalled or leaked questions, and independent faculty review of this item has not been completed yet, so confirm important facts in a standard textbook.