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In Madagascar, 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 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 Madagascar, 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 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 | In 2015, it was estimated that about 46% of women in Madagascar (who were married/in unions and between the ages of 15-49) were using any form of contraception, including traditional methods. This was higher than the Eastern African average (about 40% of women). Furthermore, it was estimated that about 19% had unmet family planning needs, which was lower than the Eastern African average (about 24% of women). The most common modern forms of contraception were injectables (24% of women) and oral contraceptives/birth control pills (8% of women). All other modern forms had relatively small amounts of users, such as contraceptive implants (2% of women), condoms (1% of women), and IUDs (less than 1% of women). Some traditional methods were also practiced, such as the rhythm method (about 8% 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> | ||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||
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* While pharmacies are too cost prohibitive for most women in Madagascar, birth control is available clinics and NGO programs.<ref>[http://ocsotc.org/wp-content/uploads/worldmap/worldmap.html Global Oral Contraception Availability]</ref> | * While pharmacies are too cost prohibitive for most women in Madagascar, birth control is available clinics and NGO programs.<ref>[http://ocsotc.org/wp-content/uploads/worldmap/worldmap.html Global Oral Contraception Availability]</ref> | ||
* Birth control implants (Implanon) and the birth control pills are available at Marie Stopes International. | * Birth control implants (Implanon) and the birth control pills are available at Marie Stopes International. | ||
* [https://mariestopes.org/where-we-work/madagascar/ Marie Stopes Madagascar]: "Our team in Madagascar currently delivers services through centres and public health centres, mobile outreach, a large network of private BlueStar doctors, and almost 150 Marie Stopes Ladies. Our outreach teams - consisting of a doctor, nurse, co-ordinator, and driver - travel through rural and hard-to-reach parts of the country offering long-acting and permanent contraceptive methods. In addition to the short-acting methods available at community and primary health centres, these outreach teams ensure that people have access to the full range of voluntary contraceptive information and services." Address: Marie Stopes Madagascar, IIP Lot 136a Avaradoha, Antananarivo 101, Madagascar; Phone: 411 (free for Madagascar networks) / +261 034 90 177 50; Email: info@mariestopes.mg | |||
===Costs=== | ===Costs=== |
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