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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> Some of the condom brands you can expect to find in pharmacies are | * 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 Carex, Contempo, Durex, Maximum, Moods, Manforce, and Rough Rider. | ||
* You can find '''female condoms''' sold in pharmacies 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''' sold in pharmacies 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 '''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. | * 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. | ||
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===Costs=== | ===Costs=== | ||
* For a box of '''condoms''' | * For a box of '''condoms,''' you can expect to pay between K1 to K35 at pharmacies (as of July 2018). For example, here are the prices for condoms provided by two Lusaka pharmacies, July 2018: Maximum - K1 to K2.5, Manforce - K5, Moods - K7.50 to K15, Carex - K15, Rough Rider - K18, Contempo - K22.00, Durex K39.00 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. | * 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. | ||