Fig. 3

Bar graph showing reasons for non-use of postpartum family planning by women in the Mfantseman municipal. Source: Field data 2014. The women who had not used any family planning methods within the first year after delivery gave several reasons why they had not done so. These included the fact that some got pregnant, some partners were against the idea to do family planning, some women wanted to get pregnant soon, some were not interested in family planning, whilst others thought it was too early to decide. Lack of interest in family planning (29%), too early to take a decision about family planning (19.9%) and women wanting to get pregnant soon (15%) were reasons given by most of the women