contraceptives

Across Africa, early first-births remain the norm even as educational attainment has increased. Evidence from Zambia shows misperceptions and medical mistrust may be a key reason why.

Providing free access to all modern contraceptive products for three years in local public health centres in rural Burkina Faso had no detectable effect on birth rates, suggesting that fertility levels are in line with how many children families want...

Why do we still see low use of contraceptives in Tanzania? The answer might be found within the household

While urbanisation and socioeconomic factors played a role, the global decline in fertility is largely due to successful population control programmes