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Contraception is legal and widely available in China. No prescription is needed and there are no known age restrictions. It is estimated that 84.6% of Chinese women in marriages or in unions use some form of contraceptive, with 39.6% using IUDs, 33% using female sterilization, 4.3% using condoms and 1.7% using the pill. It was also found that 6.9% used male sterilization.<ref>[http://www.uschina.usc.edu/w_usct/showarticle.aspx?articleID=18021&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1 Contraceptive Use In China]</ref> Furthermore, China appears to use more condoms than any other country in the world.<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1CHn6J3MIZbMD2fHhX-gt3n9wOA4&hl=en_US Most Prevalent Condom Use Around the World]</ref> Due to the One-Child Policy, contraceptives have been strongly encouraged by the government for decades, so there is practically no social stigma regarding its use for married couples. Premarital sex has been a social taboo for decades. Yet social views are progressively changing, especially for younger generations. At family planning offices, women receive free contraception and prenatal classes.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-child_policy Wikipedia: One Child Policy]</ref> | Contraception is legal and widely available in China. No prescription is needed and there are no known age restrictions. It is estimated that 84.6% of Chinese women in marriages or in unions use some form of contraceptive, with 39.6% using IUDs, 33% using female sterilization, 4.3% using condoms and 1.7% using the pill. It was also found that 6.9% used male sterilization.<ref>[http://www.uschina.usc.edu/w_usct/showarticle.aspx?articleID=18021&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1 Contraceptive Use In China]</ref> Furthermore, China appears to use more condoms than any other country in the world.<ref>[https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/viewer?mid=1CHn6J3MIZbMD2fHhX-gt3n9wOA4&hl=en_US Most Prevalent Condom Use Around the World]</ref> Due to the One-Child Policy, contraceptives have been strongly encouraged by the government for decades, so there is practically no social stigma regarding its use for married couples. Premarital sex has been a social taboo for decades. Yet social views are progressively changing, especially for younger generations. At family planning offices, women receive free contraception and prenatal classes.<ref>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One-child_policy Wikipedia: One Child Policy]</ref> | ||
As reported by US China Daily, "'For young people, they are not covered by the family planning program because they are not married, so they fall through the cracks in terms of sex education and contraceptive access,' says Joan Kaufman, Distinguished Scientist at the Schneider Institutes for Health Policy at Brandeis University. 'They can certainly purchase birth control at drug stores, but it is harder for them access services from China’s free family planning program.'" | As reported by US China Daily, "'For young people, they are not covered by the family planning program because they are not married, so they fall through the cracks in terms of sex education and contraceptive access,' says Joan Kaufman, Distinguished Scientist at the Schneider Institutes for Health Policy at Brandeis University. 'They can certainly purchase birth control at drug stores, but it is harder for them access services from China’s free family planning program.'"<ref>[http://www.uschina.usc.edu/w_usct/showarticle.aspx?articleID=18021&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1 Contraceptive Use In China]</ref> | ||
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