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By the late 1980s, birth control was accessible again<ref>[http://countrystudies.us/laos/48.htm Laos - Population]</ref>, though it was primarily adopted by urban women. In the remote and rural areas, the rate of contraceptive use remained very low into the 1990s, and in areas that were far from provincial capitals or the Thai border, contraceptive usage was "virtually nonexistent," according to one source.<ref>[http://countrystudies.us/laos/48.htm Laos - Population]</ref> | By the late 1980s, birth control was accessible again<ref>[http://countrystudies.us/laos/48.htm Laos - Population]</ref>, though it was primarily adopted by urban women. In the remote and rural areas, the rate of contraceptive use remained very low into the 1990s, and in areas that were far from provincial capitals or the Thai border, contraceptive usage was "virtually nonexistent," according to one source.<ref>[http://countrystudies.us/laos/48.htm Laos - Population]</ref> | ||
Some inroads are also being made in rural communities, where volunteer workers, known as community-based distribution (CBD) workers, are educating their communities and distributing free contraceptives. The CBD workers have received training from the Laotian government and United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). One of the main issues is that the majority of the CBD workers are male (not female). To read more about CBD workers in Laos, click [https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2015/jan/13/condoms-contraceptive-pills-laos-birth-control-family-planning here]. | |||
Today, over half of Laotian women use some form of birth control. Some unmarried women report feeling shamed by judgmental health care providers,<ref>[http://reliefweb.int/report/lao-peoples-democratic-republic/analysis-reproductive-healthcare-lags-laos Analysis: Reproductive healthcare lags in Laos]</ref> yet others report that they can easily purchase contraceptives at their local pharmacy. | |||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||