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In Rwanda, you can obtain oral contraceptives (birth control pills) without a prescription.<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> | In Rwanda, you can obtain oral contraceptives (birth control pills) without a prescription.<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> | ||
According to a 2015 UN report, it was found that 53.5% of women in Rwanda (who are married/in unions and of reproductive age) use some form of contraception, including traditional methods. Meanwhile, about 20% of Rwandan women have unmet family planning needs. The number of Rwandan women who use contraceptives is higher than the East African regional average, where about 40% of women use contraceptives.<ref>[http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/family/trendsContraceptiveUse2015Report.pdf Trends in | Overall, Rwanda has shown massive progress when it comes to reproductive health care access. From 2000 to 2010, the proportion of married women using modern contraceptive methods went from 4% to 40%, and the percentage of women with unmet family planning needs went from 36% to 19%.<ref>[https://www.guttmacher.org/fact-sheet/abortion-rwanda Guttmacher Institute: Abortion in Rwanda, April 2013]</ref> According to a 2015 UN report, it was found that 53.5% of women in Rwanda (who are married/in unions and of reproductive age) use some form of contraception, including traditional methods. Meanwhile, about 20% of Rwandan women have unmet family planning needs. The number of Rwandan women who use contraceptives is higher than the East African regional average, where about 40% of women use contraceptives.<ref>[http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/family/trendsContraceptiveUse2015Report.pdf Trends in | ||
Contraceptive Use Worldwide 2015 | Contraceptive Use Worldwide 2015]</ref> | ||
In Rwanda, the most common forms of contraception for women are by far contraceptive injectables, which are used by 28.1% of women. After injectables, women tend to use various forms of traditional methods (17%), though there are low rates of usage for traditional methods such as the rhythm method (0.5%) and withdrawal (0.4%). Regarding modern contraceptive methods, women sometimes use birth control pills (7.6%) and contraceptive implants (6.7%), though numbers remain relatively low. There are very low usage rates for condoms (3.1%) or IUDs (0.5%).<ref>[http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/family/trendsContraceptiveUse2015Report.pdf Trends in | In Rwanda, the most common forms of contraception for women are by far contraceptive injectables, which are used by 28.1% of women. After injectables, women tend to use various forms of traditional methods (17%), though there are low rates of usage for traditional methods such as the rhythm method (0.5%) and withdrawal (0.4%). Regarding modern contraceptive methods, women sometimes use birth control pills (7.6%) and contraceptive implants (6.7%), though numbers remain relatively low. There are very low usage rates for condoms (3.1%) or IUDs (0.5%).<ref>[http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/family/trendsContraceptiveUse2015Report.pdf Trends in | ||
Contraceptive Use Worldwide 2015]</ref> | Contraceptive Use Worldwide 2015]</ref> | ||
Despite significant progress, there is certainly room for improvement related to contraceptive accessibility and education. In Rwandan schools, there is no comprehensive sex-education,<ref>[http://www.newtimes.co.rw/section/read/65697/ Sex education remains unspoken in secondary schools]</ref> though efforts have been made to improve teacher training in sex-education topics by UNFPA, as of 2016.<ref>[http://rwanda.unfpa.org/en/news/new-curriculum-promote-sex-education-schools New curriculum to promote sex education in schools]</ref> Furthermore, nearly half of all pregnancies (47%) in Rwanda are unintended, as of 2013.<ref>[https://www.guttmacher.org/fact-sheet/abortion-rwanda Guttmacher Institute: Abortion in Rwanda, April 2013]</ref> There are significant issues related to sexual trauma, sexual violence and bodily autonomy experienced by many Rwandans, as well, following the Rwandan Civil War (1990-1994). To speak broadly, sexual and reproductive health care has massively improved in Rwanda since the end of the war, yet there are topics related to education, accessibility and sensitivity that the country continues to grapple with. | |||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||