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In Mongolia, you can purchase condoms and oral contraceptives (birth control pills) without a prescription at pharmacies or clinics.<ref>[http://ocsotc.org/wp-content/uploads/worldmap/worldmap.html Global Oral Contraception Availability]</ref> <ref>[http://freethepill.org/where-on-earth/ Free the Pill: Where on Earth?]</ref> You can also access other forms of contraception, such as IUDS, at Mongolian hospitals and clinics. | In Mongolia, you can purchase condoms and oral contraceptives (birth control pills) without a prescription at pharmacies or clinics.<ref>[http://ocsotc.org/wp-content/uploads/worldmap/worldmap.html Global Oral Contraception Availability]</ref> <ref>[http://freethepill.org/where-on-earth/ Free the Pill: Where on Earth?]</ref> You can also access other forms of contraception, such as IUDS, at Mongolian hospitals and clinics. | ||
Generally speaking, Mongolian women use contraceptives, but not at a high rate. According to a 2015 United Nations report, around 58% of Mongolian women (who were married/in unions and of reproductive) used some form of birth control, including traditional methods. This rate of usage was lower than the Eastern Asian | Generally speaking, Mongolian women use contraceptives, but not at a high rate. According to a 2015 United Nations report, around 58% of Mongolian women (who were married/in unions and of reproductive) used some form of birth control, including traditional methods. This rate of usage was lower than the Eastern Asian median, where approximately 82% of women used a form of contraception overall. Furthermore, it was found that around 14% of Mongolian women had unmet family planning needs. The most common forms of contraception used by Mongolian women were IUDs (23%) and birth control pills (13%). This was followed by male condoms (7%), the rhythm method (6%), and contraceptive injectables (5%). Finally, there were very low rates of usage for female sterilization (3%), male sterilization (0.4%), contraceptive implants (0.3%), and vaginal barrier methods (0.1%).<ref>[http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/family/trendsContraceptiveUse2015Report.pdf Trends in Contraceptive Use Worldwide 2015]</ref> | ||
Historically, the Mongolian government has neglected family planning services. The country advocated a pro-natalist policy and, until 1989, the importation of contraceptives was highly restricted.<ref>[https://www.popline.org/node/270884 Knowledge, attitude and practice of family planning in Mongolia, 1997]</ref> While demographics are shifting, and more Mongolians are moving to urban areas, a large percentage of the population has traditionally lived in rural areas and has lead nomadic lives, making it difficult for health care providers to reach many women in need of family planning services. In the 1990s, the Mongolian Family Welfare Association (MFWA), an affiliate of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), created a branch of the organization that specifically targeted women in rural communities. MFWA provided reproductive health lessons to schools, though it also struggled to reach many Mongolians. Eventually, the National Reproductive Health Program was formed.<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12293466 Family planning reaches Mongolia's spacious steppes, 1997]</ref> | Historically, the Mongolian government has neglected family planning services. The country advocated a pro-natalist policy and, until 1989, the importation of contraceptives was highly restricted.<ref>[https://www.popline.org/node/270884 Knowledge, attitude and practice of family planning in Mongolia, 1997]</ref> While demographics are shifting, and more Mongolians are moving to urban areas, a large percentage of the population has traditionally lived in rural areas and has lead nomadic lives, making it difficult for health care providers to reach many women in need of family planning services. In the 1990s, the Mongolian Family Welfare Association (MFWA), an affiliate of the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF), created a branch of the organization that specifically targeted women in rural communities. MFWA provided reproductive health lessons to schools, though it also struggled to reach many Mongolians. Eventually, the National Reproductive Health Program was formed.<ref>[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12293466 Family planning reaches Mongolia's spacious steppes, 1997]</ref> | ||