Background: Population growth in Egypt continues to be high. This increase could be attributed to many factors include having unmet need for family planning. Aim of the study; the present study aimed to assess unmet need for family planning contraceptive methods among mothers attending family health center at Ismailia city.
Design: A cross sectional descriptive design was used in this study by adopting quantitative and qualitative methodology. Setting: the study was conducted in seven family health centers located in Ismailia city.
Sample: convenience sample of 371 from mothers attending in family health center who fulfilled the study inclusion criteria. Tools: Two tools were used in the present study; The first tool was a structured interview questionnaire consisted of three parts. The second tool was focus group discussion guide to identify and explain factors related to unmet family planning. Results; The results revealed that the most common reasons for unmet need family contraceptive methods among mothers were fear of side effects, lactation amenorrhea and wanted another pregnancy. Conclusion; There were many factors related to unmet needs family planning contraceptive methods as cognitive, culture and sexual relation factors Recommendation; family planning counseling for mothers during prenatal and postnatal period.