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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
In Cameroon, you can purchase condoms and birth control pills at pharmacies without a prescription. While you may technically need a prescription for birth control pills, this is not typically enforced, and birth control pills are widely available over-the-counter.<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> However, for other forms of | In Cameroon, you can purchase condoms and birth control pills at pharmacies without a prescription. While you may technically need a prescription for birth control pills, this is not typically enforced, and birth control pills are widely available over-the-counter.<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> However, for other forms of contraception, such as implants, injectables, and IUDs, you may need to directly visit a hospital or clinic to obtain them. | ||
In 2015, it was estimated that about 29% of women (who were married/in unions and between the ages of 15-49) were using any form of contraception, including traditional methods. This was slightly higher than the central African average (about 23% of women).<ref name="unreport_contraceptives2015">[http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/family/trendsContraceptiveUse2015Report.pdf Trends in Contraceptive Use Worldwide 2015]</ref> | In 2015, it was estimated that about 29% of Cameroonian women (who were married/in unions and between the ages of 15-49) were using any form of contraception, including traditional methods. This was slightly higher than the central African average (about 23% of women). Furthermore, it was estimated that about 23% had unmet family planning needs, which was slightly lower than the central African average (26% of women). However, it should be understood that modern contraceptive methods are not very popular, with only 17% of women using modern methods, on average. The most common forms of contraception were condoms (about 9% of women), the rhythm method (slightly less than 9% of women), shots/injectables (about 4% of women), birth control pills (about 2% of women), and withdrawal (about 2% of women). Less than 1% of women used contraceptive implants, IUDs, or female sterilization as their primary form of contraception.<ref name="unreport_contraceptives2015">[http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/family/trendsContraceptiveUse2015Report.pdf Trends in Contraceptive Use Worldwide 2015]</ref> | ||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||