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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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The maternal mortality rate (MMR) is 882 deaths per 100,000 live births, according to 2015 data. This MMR is ranked second in the world, and is roughly comparable to [[Chad]]. This means that the Central African Republic has the second worst MMR in the world.<ref name=“cia_mmr”>[https://www.cia.gov/LIBRARY/publications/the-world-factbook/fields/353rank.html#IC CIA World Factbook - Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR)]</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. | |||
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* [https://www.afro.who.int/countries/central-african-republic World Health Organization - Central African Republic] | * [https://www.afro.who.int/countries/central-african-republic World Health Organization - Central African Republic] | ||
* [https://apps.who.int/iris/bitstream/handle/10665/339330/WHO-SRH-20.33-eng.pdf WHO report on contraception in the Central African Republic (2020)] | |||
* [https://www.ippf.org/about-us/member-associations/central-african-republic Association Centrafricaine pour le Bien-Etre Familial]: "The Association Centrafricaine pour le Bien-Etre Familial (ACABEF) came into being in 1987, expressly to address the urgent need for sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services. Working intensively within communities, the organization has grown rapidly over the years and now provides sexuality education and SRH services including family planning, gynaecological counselling and care, post-abortion care, antenatal care and voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) for HIV." | * [https://www.ippf.org/about-us/member-associations/central-african-republic Association Centrafricaine pour le Bien-Etre Familial]: "The Association Centrafricaine pour le Bien-Etre Familial (ACABEF) came into being in 1987, expressly to address the urgent need for sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services. Working intensively within communities, the organization has grown rapidly over the years and now provides sexuality education and SRH services including family planning, gynaecological counselling and care, post-abortion care, antenatal care and voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) for HIV." | ||
* [https://www.equaldex.com/region/central-african-republic Equaldex Central African Republic]: This website provides information on LGBTQ rights and laws in the Central African Republic.It is important to understand that homosexuality is illegal, as of March 2019. | * [https://fp2030.org/central-african-republic Family Planning 2030 - Central African Republic]: "FP2030 is the only global partnership centered solely on family planning. This singular focus allows us to bring together the widest possible range of partners across disciplines and sectors, while situating family planning at the crossroads of the global health, development, and gender equality agendas." | ||
* [https://www.unfpa.org/data/transparency-portal/unfpa-central-african-republic UNFPA Central African Republic]: "UNFPA is based in the country since 1972 and provides humanitarian support, including reproductive health supplies such as clean delivery kits, male and female contraceptives, and medical equipment." | |||
* [https://www.equaldex.com/region/central-african-republic Equaldex Central African Republic]: This website provides information on LGBTQ rights and laws in the Central African Republic. It is important to understand that homosexuality is illegal, as of March 2019. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||