Article

Contraceptive usage in women requesting emergency contraception in Swaziland

Published in: South African Family Practice
Volume 57 , issue 3 , 2015 , pages: 183–186

DOI: 10.1080/20786190.2014.976991

Author(s): SA Sonubi Private Practitioner, Swaziland , Lushiku Nkombua Department of Family Medicine, South Africa

Keywords: birth control , contraception , prevention of pregnancy , sexually transmitted diseases

Abstract

Background: The Kingdom of Swaziland, following the introduction of the National Family Planning Programme in 1973, has witnessed insufficient scientific publications on the contraceptive practices in the country despite documented high fertility rates and low contraceptive prevalence rates. This study was conducted to understand the practices and potential determinants of contraception among Swazi women who requested emergency contraception.

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