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surveyed Ghanaian students aged 15–17 are taught to not have sex before marriage43%
of adolescent women in LMICs who want to avoid a pregnancy have an unmet need for modern contraception60%
approximate reduction in adolescent unintended pregnancies if all unmet need for modern contraception were satisfied in LMICs
Hear From An Expert
Fulfilling unmet need for contraception among Ugandan adolescents would help prevent unintended pregnancy and reduce unsafe abortion.
Elizabeth A. Sully
Senior Research Scientist