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Why Are Women Worldwide Not Using Contraceptives—Even Though They Don’t Want a Pregnancy?

Why Are Women Worldwide Not Using Contraceptives—Even Though They Don’t Want a Pregnancy?

by The Daily Eye Team January 13 2017, 2:11 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 36 secs

Significant numbers of women worldwide don't use birth control due to fears of side effects, negative beliefs about contraception, and because they don't think they need it at the time. The reproductive health community must take their concerns seriously—as well as methods that rely on people knowing their own fertility. For decades, family planning programs have helped people worldwide access contraceptive methods that meet their needs and preferences throughout life. And these programs have made tremendous strides.
But, according to a June report by the Guttmacher Institute, large proportions of heterosexual, married (and presumably sexually active) women in developing countries who don’t want to get pregnant aren’t using contraceptives.

 

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