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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> | 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, including traditional methods. 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> | ||
Overall, Senegal has one of the lowest rates of contraceptive use in the world. It also has one of the highest birth rates (five births per woman).<ref>[http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2014/12/29/372741067/family-planning-in-senegal-which-imam-do-you-listen-to Family Planning In Senegal: Which Imam Do You Listen To?]</ref> This can be partially attributed to social, cultural and religious factors. Senegal is a Muslim-majority country where men sometimes take multiple wives. In this environment, women are typically expected to have many children, and contraception is not highly common, especially in rural areas. Family planning decisions are usually left to men (e.g. husbands and imams) without significant input from women. Furthermore, contraception is often viewed as un-Islamic and a product of European interference in Senegalese affairs. This is compounded by the fact that most family planning programs in Senegal are funded by international donors.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/family-planning-program-in-senegal-drawn-into-conflict-with-religious-leaders/2014/03/15/8c33b692-860e-11e3-b85b-b305db87fb90_story.html?utm_term=.685fdc825c2c Family planning program in Senegal drawn into conflict with religious leaders]</ref> | |||
However, Senegalese women are beginning to take a more active role in their health decisions. With the help of radio announcements, community health workers and friend's advice, women are increasingly seeking out contraceptives on their own. Furthermore, there is some religious support for birth spacing. While the Quran does advocate that women have many children, some Senegalese imams also point that the Quran supports birth spacing..<ref>[http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2014/12/29/372741067/family-planning-in-senegal-which-imam-do-you-listen-to Family Planning In Senegal: Which Imam Do You Listen To?]</ref> | |||
For more information, here is a [http://video.aljazeera.com/channels/eng/videos/senegal-government-runs-birth-control-campaign/5132938474001 video] about efforts to introduce contraception to rural women in Senegal. | |||
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