INTERACTIVE: Malaysia has the biggest gap in family planning in Asean

PETALING JAYA: Malaysia has among the highest rates in South-East Asia for unmet family planning - a situation where women don’t want to get pregnant but are not using contraception, increasing the risk of unintended pregnancy.

Lack of interest in using contraceptives and the fear of its side effects are top reasons why women don’t want to use them, according to early findings of a government study last year.