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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
In Tanzania, you can purchase contraception (birth control) without a prescription. According to a 2015 report, 40.6% of Tanzanian women (who are married or in unions) use some form of contraception.<ref>[http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/family/trendsContraceptiveUse2015Report.pdf Trends in | |||
Contraceptive Use Worldwide 2015]</ref> The most popular forms of contraception are injectables (13.7%), birth control pills (8.6%) and female sterilization (4.5%). | |||
In 1959, family planning services were introduced to Tanzania and, in 1989, the government launched the National Family Planning program. | |||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||