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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
In Kenya, you can buy contraceptives (birth control) without a prescription | In Kenya, you can buy contraceptives (birth control) without a prescription. | ||
In 2003, it was estimated that 39.3% of Kenyan women were using some form of contraceptive, with 7.5% on hormonal birth control pills, 16% using injectables/implants and 6.3% using the rhythm method, among other methods.<ref>[http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0193123.html Prevalence of Contraceptive Use in Selected Countries]</ref> Later, in 2008, it was found that 53.6% of Kenyan women used some form of modern birth control.<ref>[http://www.cecinfo.org/country-by-country-information/status-availability-database/countries/kenya/ EC Status and Availability: Kenya]</ref> | In 2003, it was estimated that 39.3% of Kenyan women were using some form of contraceptive, with 7.5% on hormonal birth control pills, 16% using injectables/implants and 6.3% using the rhythm method, among other methods.<ref>[http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0193123.html Prevalence of Contraceptive Use in Selected Countries]</ref> Later, in 2008, it was found that 53.6% of Kenyan women used some form of modern birth control.<ref>[http://www.cecinfo.org/country-by-country-information/status-availability-database/countries/kenya/ EC Status and Availability: Kenya]</ref> | ||
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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
In Kenya, emergency contraception (morning after pill) is legal. No prescription is required and there are no age restrictions. | In Kenya, emergency contraception (morning after pill) is legal. No prescription is required and there are no age restrictions. The lowest cadre of workers allowed to dispense EC is nurses. | ||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||