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Generally speaking, Burkina Faso is a country where the majority of women struggle with poverty, and women may have limited reproductive autonomy. Women are typically expected to marry and have children at a young age, and they are also expected to have many children. Genital cutting is common, and husbands and mother-in-laws often play a dominant social role in a woman's life. However, there are resources available to women, including NGOs, nonprofits, private clinics, and public hospitals. | Generally speaking, Burkina Faso is a country where the majority of women struggle with poverty, and women may have limited reproductive autonomy. Women are typically expected to marry and have children at a young age, and they are also expected to have many children. Genital cutting is common (about 75% of women, ages 15 to 49)<ref>[https://www.28toomany.org/static/media/uploads/Country%20Research%20and%20Resources/Burkina%20Faso/burkina_faso_country_profile_v2_(november_2017).pdf COUNTRY PROFILE: FGM IN BURKINA FASO - December 2015]</ref>, and husbands and mother-in-laws often play a dominant social role in a woman's life. However, there are resources available to women, including NGOs, nonprofits, private clinics, and public hospitals. | ||
Contraceptives are available, and though a prescription is technically required to obtain birth control pills, we need to gather more information about how widely this is enforced. You can find emergency contraceptive pills (morning after pills) without a prescription as well. However, regular birth control pills and emergency contraceptive pills are not commonly used by the majority of women in Burkina Faso. Regarding STIs, there are no residency or travel restrictions related to HIV status. The country has also made tremendous progress regarding HIV transmission and treatment. Between 2010 and 2016, the HIV infection rates decreased by 45% in Burkina Faso and AIDS-related deaths decreased by 13%. As of 2018, Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) may be technically available in Burkina Faso, but it remains extremely rare. | Contraceptives are available, and though a prescription is technically required to obtain birth control pills, we need to gather more information about how widely this is enforced. You can find emergency contraceptive pills (morning after pills) without a prescription as well. However, regular birth control pills and emergency contraceptive pills are not commonly used by the majority of women in Burkina Faso. Regarding STIs, there are no residency or travel restrictions related to HIV status. The country has also made tremendous progress regarding HIV transmission and treatment. Between 2010 and 2016, the HIV infection rates decreased by 45% in Burkina Faso and AIDS-related deaths decreased by 13%. As of 2018, Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) may be technically available in Burkina Faso, but it remains extremely rare. | ||