Why don't Africans use more contraception?

There are various reasons why someone might not use contraception. None of them is exclusive to African populations. read more

The main problems that prevent access to and use of birth control are unavailability, poor health care services, spousal disapproval, religious concerns, and misinformation about the effects of birth control. The most available type of birth control is condoms. read more

Nigeria, Ghana, Uganda, Kenya and Senegal ranked among the nine countries with the most moral opposition to contraception. In Nigeria and Ghana, roughly half or more of each population said that contraceptive use is morally unacceptable (54% and 52%, respectively). Out of the 40 countries surveyed, only Pakistan (65%) had a higher rate of opposition. read more

Low use of contraception among poor women in Africa: an equity issue Andreea A Creanga a, Duff Gillespie a, Sabrina Karklins a & Amy O Tsui a. a. Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, 615 N Wolfe Street, Baltimore, MD, 21205, United States of America. read more