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This study aims to estimate the prevalence, subgroups, and reasons of unmet need for family planning among married Saudi women in Military Hospitals in Taif city.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods:<\/jats:title>\n \n A cross-sectional study was adopted in Taif city, Saudi Arabia. It included a random representative sample of married women in the childbearing age (18\u201349 years) who attended the Family Medicine center in Prince Mansour military hospital (\n n<\/jats:italic>\n = 8 clinics), Family medicine clinics at Al-Hada Armed Forces hospital (\n n<\/jats:italic>\n = 3 clinics), and Al-Razi center in Prince Sultan hospital throughout the study period (March\u2013June, 2022), provided that they had at least one child. A self-created validated questionnaire in the Arabic language was used to collect data regarding socio-demographic variables, reproductive history, and contraceptive practice including reasons of either using or never using contraceptive methods.\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results:<\/jats:title>\n \n Four hundred women participated in the study out of a targeted 431 with a response rate of 92.8%. The age of the participating women varied from 20 to 50 years (34.2 \u00b1 7.5 years). Slightly less than half of the participant married women (48.5%) were contraceptive users. Spacing between children was mentioned by majority of those used\/using contraceptives (82%), whereas limiting the number of children was mentioned by 9% of them. The commonest reported method of contraception used by women was oral contraceptive pills (58.3%), followed by intrauterine device (IUD) (41.6%). History of unintended pregnancy was reported by more than one-third of the participants (37%). Regarding contraceptive method used during unintended pregnancy, oral contraceptives (39.2%), safety period (21.6%), and condom (21.6) were the most frequent methods. Unmet contraceptive need prevalence was 49.9%. Unmet contraceptive need was significantly associated with husband\u2019s educational level (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.008), husband\u2019s job (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.011), family income (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.001), age of marriage (<0.001), age of pregnancy (<0.001), number of pregnancy (<0.001), and parity (<0.001).\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n The prevalence of unmet need of contraception use among women in Taif city is high. 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