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===Laws & Social Stigmas===
===Laws & Social Stigmas===


In Djibouti, 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 Djibouti, 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 2012, it was estimated that about 11.5% of women in Djibouti (who were married/in unions and between the ages of 15-49) were using any form of contraception, including traditional methods. This was lower than the Eastern African average (about 32.5% of women). The most common forms of contraception were pills (6% of women) and injectables (4% of women). Less than 1% of women used condoms, implants, or sterilization, respectively, as theif primary form of contraception. Furthermore, less than 1% of women used traditional methods, such as the rhythm method or withdrawal.<ref name=un2019_djibouti>[https://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/family/ContraceptiveUseByMethodDataBooklet2019.pdf United Nations: Contraceptive Use By Method DataBooklet 2019]</ref>
In 2012, it was estimated that about 11.5% of women in Djibouti (who were married/in unions and between the ages of 15-49) were using any form of contraception, including traditional methods. This was lower than the Eastern African average (about 32.5% of women). The most common forms of contraception were pills (6% of women) and injectables (4% of women). Less than 1% of women used condoms, implants, or sterilization, respectively, as theif primary form of contraception. Furthermore, less than 1% of women used traditional methods, such as the rhythm method or withdrawal.<ref name=un2019_djibouti>[https://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/family/ContraceptiveUseByMethodDataBooklet2019.pdf United Nations: Contraceptive Use By Method DataBooklet 2019]</ref>

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