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===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
* You can find '''male condoms''' sold at a variety of markets, including kiosks, grocery stores, and pharmacies. There are also initiatives, like social marketing programs and donor subsidized programs, which allow people to access condoms at reduced rates (for example, these programs may allow people to purchase condoms at one tenth of the typical price).<ref>[https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/0f72/d2877020f78351558be8add36923cfdf491a.pdf Equity in access to condoms in urban Zambia]</ref> | * You can find '''male condoms''' sold at a variety of markets, including kiosks, grocery stores, and pharmacies. There are also initiatives, like social marketing programs and donor subsidized programs, which allow people to access condoms at reduced rates (for example, these programs may allow people to purchase condoms at one tenth of the typical price).<ref>[https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/0f72/d2877020f78351558be8add36923cfdf491a.pdf Equity in access to condoms in urban Zambia]</ref> Some of the condom brands you can expect to find in pharmacies are Moods, Contempo, Durex, and Maximum. | ||
* You can find '''female condoms''' in Zambia. However, they do not appear to be widely used and there are reports of women rejecting them as an option. You can read a story about rural women rejecting female condoms [https://www.daily-mail.co.zm/why-women-shun-their-condoms/ here]. | * You can find '''female condoms''' in Zambia. However, they do not appear to be widely used and there are reports of women rejecting them as an option. You can read a story about rural women rejecting female condoms [https://www.daily-mail.co.zm/why-women-shun-their-condoms/ here]. | ||
* You can find a variety of '''contraceptive pills (birth control pills)''' available at pharmacies, clinics, hospitals, and NGOs that provide health services. Some of the birth control pill brands you can expect to see are Microgynon and | * You can find a variety of '''oral contraceptive pills (birth control pills)''' available at pharmacies, clinics, hospitals, and NGOs that provide health services. Some of the birth control pill brands you can expect to see are Diane 35, Safe Plan, Microgynon, and Oraclon. | ||
* If you want an '''intrauterine device (IUD)''', you can get it inserted it at various hospitals and clinics in Zambia. For example, at [http://victoriahospitals.org/ Victoria Hospital], you can get a copper IUD inserted for k1600 (as of June 2018). For women who are low-income, there may be free or low-cost options available at NGOs and public sector facilities, such as Marie Stopes International (see below for more information on MSI). | * If you want an '''intrauterine device (IUD)''', you can get it inserted it at various hospitals and clinics in Zambia. For example, at [http://victoriahospitals.org/ Victoria Hospital], you can get a copper IUD inserted for k1600 (as of June 2018). For women who are low-income, there may be free or low-cost options available at NGOs and public sector facilities, such as Marie Stopes International (see below for more information on MSI). | ||
* If you want an '''contraceptive implant''', you can get it inserted at various hospitals and clinics in Zambia. For example, at [http://victoriahospitals.org/ Victoria Hospital], you can get the Jadelle implant inserted for k1000 (as of June 2018). For women who are low-income, there may be free or low-cost options available at NGOs and public sector facilities, such as Marie Stopes International (see below for more information on MSI). | * If you want an '''contraceptive implant''', you can get it inserted at various hospitals and clinics in Zambia. For example, at [http://victoriahospitals.org/ Victoria Hospital], you can get the Jadelle implant inserted for k1000 (as of June 2018). For women who are low-income, there may be free or low-cost options available at NGOs and public sector facilities, such as Marie Stopes International (see below for more information on MSI). | ||
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===Costs=== | ===Costs=== | ||
* For a box of '''condoms,''' you can expect to pay between K10 to K20, if you're paying the full price at pharmacies (as of July 2018). For example, here are the prices for condoms at one Lusaka pharmacy in July 2018: Moods - K7.50, Contempo - K22.00, Durex K39.00, Maximum K2.50. However, you can probably find free condoms from certain clinics and social marketing programs. | |||
* For a month (or many months) supply of '''oral contraceptives (birth control pills)''', you can expect to pay between K15 to K200, if you're paying the full price at pharmacies (as of July 2018). For example, here are the prices for birth control pills at one Lusaka pharmacy in July 2018: Diane 35 - K170.00/28 tabs, Safe Plan - K15.00/3 months, Oralcon F - K45.00/3 months. However, you can probably find reduced cost control pills from certain clinics and social marketing programs. | |||
==Emergency Contraception (Morning After Pill)== | ==Emergency Contraception (Morning After Pill)== | ||