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'''OVERVIEW'''  
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===Laws & Social Stigmas===
===Laws & Social Stigmas===


In Guinea, you can purchase condoms and birth control pills at pharmacies 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> However, for other forms of birth control, such as implants, injectables, and IUDs, you may need to directly visit a hospital or clinic to obtain them.
In Guinea, you can purchase condoms and birth control pills at pharmacies 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> However, for other forms of birth control, such as implants, injectables, and IUDs, you may need to directly visit a hospital or clinic to obtain them.
 
In 2016, it was estimated that about 11% of women in Guinea (who were married/in unions and between the ages of 15-49) were using any form of contraception, including traditional methods. It should be understood that modern contraceptive methods are not very popular, with only a small percentage of women using modern methods, on average. The most common forms of contraception were condoms (about 2.5% of women), injectables (about 2% of women), pills (about 2% of women), and female sterilization (about 1% of women). Other modern methods, such as implants IUDs, were used by less than 1% of women each. Some women used traditional methods, such as rhythm method (about 1% of women) and withdrawal (less than 1% of women)..<ref name=un2019_guinea>[https://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/family/ContraceptiveUseByMethodDataBooklet2019.pdf United Nations: Contraceptive Use By Method DataBooklet 2019]</ref>


===What to Get & Where to Get It===
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===Laws & Social Stigmas===
===Laws & Social Stigmas===
In Guinea, there are no known travel or residency restrictions for people with HIV/AIDS. This means that you can enter the country, regardless of your HIV status, and you should not be deported if you test positive for HIV while you are in the country.<ref>[http://www.hivtravel.org/Default.aspx?PageId=143&CountryId=80 GUINEA - REGULATIONS ON ENTRY, STAY AND RESIDENCE FOR PLHIV]</ref>


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The maternal mortality rate (MMR) is 679 deaths per 100,000 live births, according to 2015 data. This MMR is ranked 11th in the world, and is roughly comparable to Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast). <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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==List of Additional Resources==
==List of Additional Resources==
* [https://www.unfpa.org/data/transparency-portal/unfpa-guinea UNFPA - Guinea]
* [https://www.familyplanning2020.org/guinea Guinea - Family Planning 2020]
* [http://www.ianphi.org/membercountries/memberinformation/guinea.html National Institute of Public Health Guinea (Guinea NPHI)]
* [http://www.equaldex.com/region/guinea Equaldex - Guinea]: Click here to learn about LGBTQ rights and laws in Guinea. It is important to understand that homosexuality is illegal in Guinea.


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