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===Laws & Social Stigmas===
===Laws & Social Stigmas===
In Haiti, a staggeringly low rate of 37.8% of women between the ages of 15 and 49 report using any kind of contraception at all with an overwhelming majority of them opting for the contraceptive injection. This is the lowest rate of any Caribbean country.<ref>http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/family/trendsContraceptiveUse2015Report.pdf</ref> There have been multiple campaigns with mixed results to raise awareness for the use of contraceptives.
Despite the fact that Haiti has a long history with oral contraceptives, the country has a staggeringly low rate of 37.8% of women between the ages of 15 and 49 report using any kind of contraception at all. This is the lowest rate of any Caribbean country. An overwhelming majority of women that do use birth control opt for the contraceptive injection. <ref>http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/family/trendsContraceptiveUse2015Report.pdf</ref> There have been multiple campaigns with mixed results to raise awareness for the use of contraceptives.


===What to Get & Where to Get It===
===What to Get & Where to Get It===

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