In women aged 40 years and older, the prevalence of use lowers to 7 .

The report also notes that the contraceptive prevalence rate is very low (8 per cent).

Furthermore, the increased use of contraceptives had led to a decline in fertility.

The current contraceptive prevalence rate was 42.3 per cent, also indicating an improvement.

CONTRACEPTION

For purposes of providing the people of the country with safe contraception, a number of contraceptives (intrauterine devices and hormonal contraceptives) are on the list of key, vitally important pharmaceuticals.

She said the drop in the fertility rate could be explained by later marriage, delayed pregnancy or use of contraception but felt the rate of use of contraceptives of 33 per cent was still not high enough normally economic growth would lead to a significant decrease in fertility rates.

The prevalence rate of contraception use in 1987 was 48 percent, increasing to 57 percent in 1997, and 60.3 percent in 2003.

The aim is to avoid unwanted pregnancies, especially among teenagers, and to curb the high abortion rate which has been rising during these years of shortage.

Information on how much contraceptive information was provided to adolescents to reduce teen pregnancy and on the rate of illegal abortions would be welcome.

Family planning indicators for the region show that 68.3 per cent of married or partnered women use modern contraceptives. Unmet demand for contraceptives stands at 21.4 per cent.

Only 16 of them use one of the modern methods of contraception (condom 3 , IUD 7 , pill 5 ), while 33 of them use some of the traditional methods (interrupted intercourse).

In the Republic, 35.6 of women of childbearing age use one form or other of contraception. The main contraception method is the intrauterine device (62.5 , as opposed to 73.4 in 1999).

As a result of the efforts made, use of family planning methods increased from 39.8 per cent in 1993 to 45.8 per cent in 2000.

Preventing and providing care for genital cancer and reproductive health problems among the elderly.

Do you have a condom?

Do you have any condoms?

Ms. Pimentel asked whether the reduction in fertility rates indicated widespread use of contraceptives.

She also expressed concern that despite the high literacy rate, the fertility rate, at 4.3, remained high and the contraceptive prevalence rate, 33 per cent in 1999, was low.

Access to contraceptive measures increased from 71.9 in 1999 to 76.9 in 2002 (Table 5.3 of the Annex).

Family planning, including sterilization

The Panel finds that it was reasonable and prudent for Iran to provide safe drinking water and sanitation facilities to the refugees in order to prevent the spread of communicable diseases.

And, in fact, among people who know some contraceptive methods better, do also know some traditional ones.

Knowledge of methods

Global contraceptive commodity programme

The factors determining fertility include marriage, exposure to the risk of pregnancy, natural postpartum infertility, reproductive preferences, and use of contraceptives.

According to a recent survey, more than 60 per cent of women used contraceptives, mainly the intrauterine device.

The commonest method is the pill (98.1 ), followed by condoms (97.6 ) and female sterilization (96.6 ).

In 2001 contraceptive prevalence was 69 per cent, reflecting a significant increase compared with 1998 (47 per cent).

Efforts were being made to make family planning services available, but contraceptive prevalence was still very low.

The percentage of condom use in most recent sexual relations within the general population shows rapid growth and in fact looks set to rise soon to 100 per cent, thanks to the policy of the Family Welfare Association (APROFAM) to ensure widespread availability of contraceptives.

The commonest is the pill (58 ), followed by intra uterine devices (30 ) and female sterilization (26 ).

The very high rate of teen pregnancy has resulted in an equally high maternal mortality rate among young women.

Abortion, contraception and other matters

Jamaica has achieved great progress in population and health issues and has the highest level of contraceptive use.

Among married women, 95 per cent know about or have at least heard of them, and 89 per cent know where to procure them.

Maternal mortality ratio

Table 5.3 Ratio of married women from 15 to 49 years old currently using contraceptive measures by different age groups ( )

The decision to practice contraception is affected by six factors the strength of the motivation to avoid pregnancy knowledge about contraception costs of practicing contraception, specifically perceptions of the social, cultural, and religious acceptability of contraception perceptions of the husband's opposition to family planning health concerns about contraception and access to family planning of acceptable quality.

99 urban married women know about contraception, 40 have practiced it at least once and 31 were practicing at the time of compilation of the PIHS 2001 02.

Table No. 1

(c) Legal quality control of condoms should be enforced and compliance with the International Condom Standard should be monitored in practice.

Like, Mother takes the pill every night.

Note 9. Global Contraceptive Commodity Programme

Women who became pregnant while using a contraceptive method owing to its failure (tables 12.7 and 12.8).