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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
In Zimbabwe, you need a prescription to purchase birth control pills and most other forms of contraception at pharmacies.<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> Contraception is widely used in Zimbabwe and, in fact, Zimbabwean women have higher rates of contraceptive usage than nearly all other African countries, with the exception of [[Morocco]] and the island nations of [[Mauritius]] and [[Réunion]]. In Eastern Africa, Zimbabwe has the highest rate of contraceptive usage | In Zimbabwe, you need a prescription to purchase birth control pills and most other forms of contraception at pharmacies.<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> Contraception is widely used in Zimbabwe and, in fact, Zimbabwean women have higher rates of contraceptive usage than nearly all other African countries, with the exception of [[Morocco]] and the island nations of [[Mauritius]] and [[Réunion]]. In Eastern Africa, Zimbabwe has the highest rate of contraceptive usage overall. However, it should be understood that not all Zimbabwean women have adequate access to contraceptives, and 11.4% of Zimbabwean women still have unmet family planning needs.<ref>[http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/family/trendsContraceptiveUse2015Report.pdf Trends in Contraceptive Use 2015]</ref> | ||
According to a 2015 report, the most common forms of contraception for Zimbabwean women (who are married | For Zimbabwean women, the vast majority who use contraceptives tend to use birth control pills. According to a 2015 report, the most common forms of contraception for Zimbabwean women (who are married and of reproductive age) are birth control pills (42.8%), contraceptive injectables (8.8%) and contraceptive implants (8.2%). There are generally low rates of usage of condoms (3.2%), female sterilization (0.9%), IUDs (0.4%) and vaginal barrier methods (0.2%). The traditional family planning methods, such as withdrawal (0.6%) and rhythm method (0.2%), are extremely uncommon.<ref>[http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/family/trendsContraceptiveUse2015Report.pdf Trends in Contraceptive Use 2015]</ref> | ||
There are some articles online that claim that Zimbabweans have some of the highest condom usage rates in the world. Generally speaking, this is not true. However, for some groups in Zimbabwe, condom usage is rather high. This is because non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Zimbabwe have successfully distributed condoms to many people who are considered "high-risk" for HIV transmission, and in this population, it was found that 44.3% had used condoms in their most recent sexual encounter.<ref>[https://africacheck.org/reports/is-zimbabwes-condom-use-per-capita-the-highest-in-the-world/ Africa Check: Is Zimbabwe’s condom use per person the highest in the world?]</ref> Thus, we can generally state that, while condoms are not a popular contraceptive choice for married women in Zimbabwe, they are commonly used by many other people in the country. | |||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||