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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
In Senegal, you can purchase contraception (birth control) without a prescription.<ref>[http://ocsotc.org/wp-content/uploads/worldmap/worldmap.html Back to OCsOTC SiteGlobal Oral Contraception Availability]</ref> According to a 2015 report, 18.1% of women in Senegal (who are married/in unions and of reproductive age) use any form of contraception. The most common forms of contraception were injectables (6.5%), the pill (5.3%) and implants (2.8%). Traditional methods, like withdrawal (0.1%) and the rhythm method (0.4%) weren't very common. The report also found that 30% of Senegalese women had unmet family planning needs.<ref>[http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/family/trendsContraceptiveUse2015Report.pdf Trends in Contraceptive Use Worldwide 2015]</ref> | |||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
* To see a list of contraceptives available in Senegal, click [http://contraceptive.ippf.org/search?search.searchtext=&search.component=&search.countrycode=SN here]. | |||
* You can legally purchase '''birth control pills''' at pharmacies without a prescription. Some of the pills you can expect to see are Lo-Femenal, Microval, Ovrette and Roselle. | |||
* If you want a '''contraceptive implant''', you can expect to see Jadelle and Norplant. | |||
* If you want a '''contraceptive shot/injectable''', you can find Depo-Prodasone and Depo-Provera. | |||
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===Costs=== | ===Costs=== | ||