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===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ===Laws & Social Stigmas=== | ||
In 2015, it was estimated that about 24% of women in Somalia (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 40% of women). However, the majority of women did not use modern methods. The most common forms of contraception were various traditional methods (17% of women). Meanwhile, the most common modern methods were contraceptive pills (4% of women), injectables (1% of women), and IUDs (less than 1% of women).<ref name=un2015_COUNTRY>[https://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/family/trendsContraceptiveUse2015Report.pdf United Nations: 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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==Pregnancy== | ==Pregnancy== | ||
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The maternal mortality rate (MMR) is 732 deaths per 100,000 live births, according to 2015 data. This MMR is ranked sixth in the world, meaning that Somalia has the sixth worst MMR globally. <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> | The maternal mortality rate (MMR) is 732 deaths per 100,000 live births, according to 2015 data. This MMR is ranked sixth in the world, meaning that Somalia has the sixth worst MMR globally. <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> | ||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||