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†Technically available, but rare and prohibitively expensive due to economic collapse [146] [147] [148] Vietnam: Asia (LNG only) [149] West Bank and Gaza: Middle East: Import only [2] Western Sahara: Africa: Due to conflict in the region and a small population [2] Zambia: Africa: Free of charge at public health institutions [150] 7.5% [150] [151]
[7] [8] The main problems that prevent the use of birth control are limited availability (especially among young people, unmarried people, and the poor), high cost, limited choice of birth control methods, lack of knowledge on side-effects, spousal disapproval or other gender-based barriers, religious concerns, and bias from healthcare providers.
Family planning is among the most cost-effective of all health interventions. [21] Costs of contraceptives include method costs (including supplies, office visits, training), cost of method failure (ectopic pregnancy, spontaneous abortion, induced abortion, birth, child care expenses) and cost of side effects. [22]
Emergency contraception (EC) is a birth control measure, used after sexual intercourse to prevent pregnancy.. There are different forms of EC. Emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs), sometimes simply referred to as emergency contraceptives (ECs), or the morning-after pill, are medications intended to disrupt or delay ovulation or fertilization, which are necessary for pregnancy.
This makes it difficult for most working-class individuals to purchase contraception as, in Uganda, condoms can cost as much as 3000 Ugandan shillings (about 0.75 United States dollars). [26] A singular condom would cost half of the monthly income of the average person living in sub-Saharan Africa. [27]
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Although they have higher up-front costs (out-of-pocket costs can range between $500 and $1300), [28] that cost purchases coverage for longer than other contraceptive methods, which are often purchased on a monthly basis (for hormonal birth control methods like pills, patches, or rings.)
Contraceptive use among women in Sub-Saharan Africa has risen from about 5% in 1991 to about 30% in 2006. [7] However, due to extreme poverty, lack of access to birth control, and restrictive abortion laws, many women still resort to clandestine abortion providers for unintended pregnancy, resulting in about 3% obtaining unsafe abortions each year.