Women’s control over fertility is linked to education, money and digital access – study of 16 African countries

By Turnwait Otu Michael, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Johannesburg
Kammila Naidoo, Professor of Sociology, University of Johannesburg

Many married women in sub-Saharan Africa don’t have the freedom to make decisions about their sexual and reproductive health. Global data show that only 37% of women in the region aged 15-49 can make their own informed decisions about sexual relations, contraceptive use and reproductive healthcare in the region. In Europe, 87% of women have this freedom.

These decisions shape whether women survive pregnancy, avoid unsafe abortions, stay in school, participate in paid work…

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