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In Uganda, you can purchase contraception (birth control) without a prescription. It is estimated that 30% of married Ugandan women and 52% of sexually active Ugandan women use some form modern contraception.<ref>[http://mobile.businessinsider.com/how-birth-control-is-changing-lives-in-uganda-2016-8 How birth control changed everything for a young mother in Uganda]</ref> For married women, the most common contraceptive method were injectables (14-16%), implants (3.5%), male sterilization (2.3%) and condoms (2%).<ref>[http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/family/trendsContraceptiveUse2015Report.pdf Trends in Contraceptive Use Worldwide 2015]</ref> For unmarried women, the most popular methods were condoms (19%) and injectables (18%).<ref>[http://mobile.businessinsider.com/how-birth-control-is-changing-lives-in-uganda-2016-8 How birth control changed everything for a young mother in Uganda]</ref>  

Ugandan women typically know about at least one contraceptive method, yet there isn't widespread contraceptive use. According to a 2015 report, 33.4% of Ugandan women (in marriages or in unions) have unmet family planning needs. In Uganda, the median age for first time mothers is 18.9 years old, and 18% of Ugandan teens have already had a child. This can be partially attributed to lack of access to contraceptives, especially in rural areas, and lack of information about family planning services. There is also some male prejudice against birth control, which is sometimes falsely claimed to cause cancer, cause infertility or promote promiscuity.[http://mobile.businessinsider.com/how-birth-control-is-changing-lives-in-uganda-2016-8 How birth control changed everything for a young mother in Uganda]</ref>