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. 2022 May;38(5):457-463.
doi: 10.1051/medsci/2022058. Epub 2022 May 24.

[Worldwide contraception]

[Article in French]
Sophie Christin-Maitre  1
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[Worldwide contraception]

[Article in French]
Sophie Christin-Maitre. Med Sci (Paris). 2022 May.
Free article

Abstract
in English, French

The latest statistics concerning contraceptive use in the world have been published in 2019 by the United Nations. Among the 1.9 billion of women of reproductive age (15-49 years), 1.1 billion have a need for family planning. Among them, 190 millions are not using any contraception, although they wanted to avoid a pregnancy. There is a significant discrepancy among continents concerning the percentage of contraceptive use and the distribution of the different types of contraception. Female sterilization is the most widespread method of contraception since it represents 24% of all contraception methods used. Male condoms is used by 21% of couples. Thus, progress is still needed to disseminate effective, well tolerated and potentially reversible methods of contraception. Education of females, couples, medical and paramedical staff is one of the priority targets to improve contraception throughout the world.

Title: La contraception à travers le monde.

Abstract: Les dernières données concernant la contraception à travers le monde ont été publiées en 2019 par l’Organisation des Nations unies (ONU). Parmi les 1,9 milliard de femmes en âge de procréer (entre 15 et 49 ans), 1,1 milliard souhaitaient une contraception. Pourtant, 10 % d’entre elles n’utilisaient pas de méthode contraceptive, essentiellement en raison d’un manque d’accès à ces méthodes. Selon les continents, une grande disparité est observée dans l’utilisation des différentes méthodes contraceptives. La stérilisation féminine, ou contraception définitive, reste cependant la méthode majoritairement utilisée puisqu’elle représente 24 % des contraceptions. Des progrès sont nécessaires, en particulier dans l’éducation, pour améliorer la diffusion d’autres méthodes également efficaces, qui sont bien tolérées et possiblement réversibles.

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