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State of World Population 2012 - Country Page List - UNFPA

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pers, advertisements and by word <strong>of</strong> mouth.<br />

Improvements in service infrastructure, the participation<br />

<strong>of</strong> young people in service provision,<br />

the integration <strong>of</strong> sexual and reproductive health<br />

and HIV services, and the frequent solicitation<br />

<strong>of</strong> input from young clients—all <strong>of</strong> these things<br />

have improved the quality <strong>of</strong> the sexual and<br />

reproductive health services and have significantly<br />

increased their use.<br />

The connections between schooling, family<br />

planning use and fertility are most readily<br />

evident in adolescence. But the effects <strong>of</strong> education<br />

on desired family size and contraceptive<br />

use persist into adulthood. The adjacent figure<br />

shows that women with secondary education<br />

use family planning at four times the rate <strong>of</strong><br />

women with no schooling in sub-Saharan<br />

Africa. This effect reflects both preferences for<br />

number <strong>of</strong> children and access to family planning<br />

(<strong>UNFPA</strong>, 2010).<br />

Family planning use and<br />

place <strong>of</strong> residence<br />

Contraceptive use in sub-Saharan Africa<br />

is double in urban areas than what it is in<br />

rural areas. Many countries, especially the<br />

world’s poorest, struggle to bring services to<br />

rural areas. In addition, people in rural areas<br />

tend to have less access to schooling, another<br />

important correlate <strong>of</strong> preferences for smaller<br />

families and use <strong>of</strong> family planning.<br />

Family planning demand and use evolve<br />

through life<br />

A review <strong>of</strong> global data shows that sexual<br />

activity evolves over a person’s lifetime.<br />

Women and men have sex for different<br />

reasons and under different circumstances<br />

at various times in their lives. Individual<br />

decisions to initiate sex with a partner are<br />

The poorest, least educated<br />

and rural women have the lowest rates<br />

<strong>of</strong> contraceptive use in<br />

Sub-Saharan Africa<br />

EDUCATION<br />

WEALTH<br />

No Education<br />

Primary<br />

Secondary<br />

Poorest 20%<br />

Second<br />

Third<br />

Fourth<br />

Richest 20%<br />

LOCATION<br />

Rural<br />

Urban<br />

10%<br />

10%<br />

13%<br />

18%<br />

17%<br />

24%<br />

25%<br />

34%<br />

42%<br />

0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45<br />

PERCENTAGE OF USE<br />

38%<br />

Contraceptive prevalence by background characteristics from 24 sub-Saharan African<br />

countries at most recent survey, 1998-2008 (Percentage <strong>of</strong> women aged 1-49, married<br />

or in union, using any method <strong>of</strong> contraceptive).<br />

Source: Demographic and Health Surveys (calculated using data in Annex III).<br />

50<br />

THE STATE OF WORLD POPULATION <strong>2012</strong><br />

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