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There is very limited recent data on contraceptive use in the Central African Republic.<ref>https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/339330/WHO-SRH-20.33-eng.pdf</ref> According to a 1996 report, 76% of women in the Central African Republic knew about contraception, and 35% of women had ever used contraception. The majority of women were married by 20 years old, and the average woman had 5.1 births during her reproductive years.<ref>https://www.jstor.org/stable/2950755?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents</ref> | |||
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In the Central African Republic, abortion is permitted in cases of rape, incest, and risk of fetal malformation. It is also permitted to save the life and health of the pregnant person.<ref>https://maps.reproductiverights.org/worldabortionlaws?country=CAF</ref> There is limited information that is publicly available on abortion services, practices, and history. | |||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||