Hampered by Cost, Zimbabweans Skip Contraceptives

Zimbabwe's ailing economy appears to be impacting the use of contraceptives in that country, according to statistics released by the United Nations Population Fund. The research, conducted for the UN and the government of Zimbabwe, found that thousands of women are getting pregnant each year because they cannot afford proper birth control methods. "I think the data show that there are lot of women, 60 percent, who do not want to get pregnant again, but aren't using...

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