Trends in contraceptive use worldwide, 2015.
"Key findings: Contraceptives are used by the majority of married or in-union women in almost all regions of the world ... At least one in ten married or in-union women in most regions of the world has an unmet need for family planning ... Modern contraceptive methods constitute most contracept...
| Format: | Book |
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| Language: | English |
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New York :
United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division,
2015.
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| Series: | Economic & social affairs.
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| Online Access: | http://www.un.org/en/development/desa/population/publications/pdf/family/trendsContraceptiveUse2015Report.pdf |
| Summary: | "Key findings: Contraceptives are used by the majority of married or in-union women in almost all regions of the world ... At least one in ten married or in-union women in most regions of the world has an unmet need for family planning ... Modern contraceptive methods constitute most contraceptive use ... Substantial gaps still persist in the use of modern methods among couples who want to prevent pregnancy ... Growth in contraceptive prevalence until 2030 is expected mainly in the regions of sub-Saharan Africa and Oceania ... Nearly 800 million married or in-union women are projected to be using contraception in 2030, and growth in the number of contraceptive users will be uneven across regions ... Method-specific contraceptive prevalence varies widely across the world ... In at least one out of every four countries or areas with data, a single method accounts for at least half of all contraceptive use among married or in-union women ... High levels of contraceptive prevalence reflect different mixtures of methods, but long-acting or permanent methods play a prominent role ..."--Page 2. |
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| Item Description: | "ST/ESA/SER.A/349." |
| Physical Description: | 63 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 28 cm. Also available on the World Wide Web. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 32-34). |
| ISBN: | 9789211515466 9211515467 |