Abstract
Inequalities in contraceptive use in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Highlights
Latin America and the Caribbean are undergoing a unique process of demographic transition in which the population is progressively ageing but pregnancy rates remain high among women younger than 20 years, and large differences in the number of children per family exist between poor and rich people.[1]
In The Lancet Global Health, Rodolfo Gomez Ponce de Leon and colleagues[4] state that national health programmes in Latin America and the Caribbean are failing to adopt long-acting reversible contraceptives such as intrauterine devices or hormonal implants, and most women in the region are unable to benefit from these methods
The authors provided a real picture of contraceptive use in Latin America and the Caribbean by going beyond establishing the prevalence of contraceptive use, to evaluate the demand for family planning satisfied
Summary
Latin America and the Caribbean are undergoing a unique process of demographic transition in which the population is progressively ageing but pregnancy rates remain high among women younger than 20 years, and large differences in the number of children per family exist between poor and rich people.[1]. Inequalities in contraceptive use in Latin America and the Caribbean
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