Addis Ababa: Difference between revisions

In Ethiopia, you can purchase birth control without a prescription. While birth control is readily available and rather affordable in cities like Addis Ababa, it is not widely used by women. However, the rate of usage has certainly increased in the past decade, due to government emphasis on family planning. You can access emergency contraception (the morning after pill) without a prescription. There are facilities for STI/STD testing and support, but PrEP is not yet available in Ethiopia. In Addis Ababa, you can find pads and tampons (there appears to be no sellers of menstrual cups). Abortion is legal in certain circumstances and, since 2005, has generally covered many more scenarios. However, underground and unsafe abortions remain very common, and it is the hope of NGOs and many health organizations in Ethiopia that more women can obtain safe abortions in the future instead.