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YEAR: 1993

CATEGORY: Contraception (Birth Control) and Family Planning

TITLE

Sex, contraception and childbearing before marriage in Sub-Saharan Africa.

AUTHORS

Gage-Brandon AJ; Meekers D

SOURCE

International Family Planning Perspectives. 1993 Mar;19(1):14-8, 33.

ABSTRACT

In sub-Saharan Africa, sexual activity, contraceptive use, and childbearing among never-married women aged 15-24

differs significantly among countries. Analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys data for 7 countries reveals that

in some, such as Botswana and Liberia, more than 75% of unmarried women have had sexual intercourse, while in

Burundi, only 4% have done so. Although more than 75% of unmarried, sexually experienced young women in the

countries studied know of at least 1 modern contraceptive method, less than 30% of these women in most countries

have ever used a modern method. Childbearing among unmarried women is almost nonexistent in Burundi (2%) and

very low in Ghana (9%), but it is fairly common in Botswana (42%) and Liberia (34%). (PubHealth.info Document ID:

CONT2T 4573-06)

PubHealth.info NOTE: The author(s) of this article titled, "Sex, contraception and childbearing before marriage in

Sub-Saharan Africa.", is(are) Gage-Brandon AJ; Meekers D. The source of this article is "International Family

Planning Perspectives. 1993 Mar;19(1):14-8, 33.". This article was published in 1993 in English language(s).

(PubHealth.info® Document ID: CONT2T 4573-06. All rights reserved with PubHealth.info) PIN: 9573

This article is peer-reviewed.

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